Sermon ~ See What Happens When You Miss Church!
I find the lives of the Apostles some of the most interesting of all of the saints that we have in the Church. I often wonder what Jesus was thinking when He c...
Author: Fr. Peter
National Animal Disaster Preparedness Day
If you have been reading these pages for any length of time you know that I have the honor of serving as Chaplain for a local fire department. I also work with...
Hades was Angered
One of the more well-known sermons of St. John Chrysostom is the Paschal sermon that is read in Orthodox Churches during the Paschal Matins service. The sermon...
Statement by the President on the Occasion of Orthodox Easter
This weekend, Michelle and I extend our best wishes to members of the Orthodox Christian community here in America and around the world as they observe Holy Fri...
Holy and Great Friday ~ Taking Down from the Cross
On the afternoon of Great Friday, we conduct the service of the Great Vespers with great solemnity. This Vesper service concludes the remembrance of the events ...
Pastoral Letter of Archbishop Nicolae for Pascha
PASTORAL LETTER ON THE FEAST OF OUR LORD’S RESURRECTION 2013 † NICOLAE by the mercies of God Archbishop of the Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in the Americas To ...
Sermon ~ Be Anxious About Nothing
“Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say Rejoice!” Saint Paul writes these words to the Church at Philippi but they are also applicable today. It has bee...
Orthodox Bishops Letter to Secretary of State John Kerry
Saturday, April 27, 2013 The Honorable John Kerry United States Secretary of State Dear Secretary Kerry, We, the Members of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox B...
The Saturday of Lazarus
Today is a day of transition. Today is the day we transition from the season of Great Lent and begin the Holiest of weeks on the Church calendar. As we heard ...
When a Church Closes
It is always sad when a church closes. The final service in the Church is filled with tears and memories and when the doors close for the final time it seems l...