Sermon: Sunday of All Saints
Last week I mentioned the holy oil that is blessed by the Patriarch and is used during the sacrament of Chrismation. That oil, blessed by His Beatitude and the...
Author: Fr. Peter
Welcome to the New Site
Welcome to the new and improved frpeterpreble.com I am glad you have taken time to stop by. The blog has now been moved and is in the process of being tweeked. ...
Orthodox Campus Ministry
In my way of looking at things, Campus Ministry is one of the most important aspects of ministry a church can be involved in. Young people on campus are the fu...
The Orthodox Church of Tomorrow
h/t AOI Blog Editors Note: When Fr. John wrote these words he came under much criticism from laity, clergy, and the hierarchy. These are words that need to be...
Twitter and Ministry
I have been using Twitter for several years now. I find it a very interesting form of communication and I have some wonderful people that I follow and that fol...
AFR New Book Interview
Recently I was interviewed by Ancient Faith Radio’s Operations Manager Bobby Maddex about my new book Listening to the Heartbeat of God. The Interview was...
Leaders as Servants
Jesus washing the feet painting – Calvin Carter Yesterday, I wrote an essay about Pastoral Leadership. At the end of the essay I suggested that Grea...
Pastoral Leadership
I have written on this topic in the past and I continue to learn more and more each day about leadership. Sometimes I learn by doing and sometimes it’s si...
Pentecost Sermon
Today we celebrate the feast of Pentecost also known as the Sunday of the Holy Trinity. We heard the depiction of what happened on that day read from the Book ...
One Year Ago Today
Wednesday, June 1, 2011 started just like any other day in Central Massachusetts. People woke up and readied themselves for the day that was about to unfo...