Freedom in the Kingdom of God
Spiritually there exists a difference between the life of the Orthodox lay person and the life of the Orthodox monastic. One is never to surrender their free w...
Author: Fr. Peter
Sermon ~ Woman, Great is Your Faith
The Gospel of Matthew 15:21-28 At that time, Jesus went to the district of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and cried, &#...
Elder Cleopa on Prayer
1) – Oral prayer is the first step of prayer. When we pray with our tongue, mouth and lips, we are on the lowest step of prayer. 2) – The second ste...
The Real Saint Valentine
by Fr. John Bockman Around 1928, when I was in the second grade, a good part of the winter was spent constructing what I recall as a fantastic make-believe clas...
The Prophet Isaiah on Fasting
Hear the word of the Lord: “Yet on the day of your fasting, you do as you please and exploit all your workers. Your fasting ends in quarreling and strife, and i...
Pope Benedict XVI to Resign
The Vatican has announced that Pope Benedict will resign on February 28th. This is the first time in more than 500 years. The text of the announcement is belo...
Winter Storm Warning
Thirty-five years ago today, New England was hit with one of the largest winter storm I can remember. The Blizzard of 1978 will go down in my memory as a wild ...
The Super Bowl and Morality
In my last post, I wrote about my favorite commercial from the Super Bowl, And God Made a Farmer. However, there were some pretty disturbing commercials as wel...
And God Made a Farmer
I like football. I like football better when my beloved New England Patriots are playing, but I do love a good football game. Last night, like millions of Ame...