Orthodox Evangelism
I serve what I guess would be considered a small church. We have about 65 families and we are located in an old mill town in Central Massachusetts that long ag...
Author: Fr. Peter
Who Will Roll the Stone Away?
Sermon ~ Sunday of the Myrrhbearing Women “And when he learned from the centurion that He was dead, he granted the body to Jospeh. And he bought a linen sh...
Clergy Meeting
The Leadership of the Eastern Deanery Every so often, once or twice a year, the clergy of my diocese gather for a meeting. Our Archdiocese is broken down ...
The Doubt of Thomas
The Second Sunday after Pascha in the Orthodox Church is dedicated to the Doubt of St. Thomas. I find it interesting that we would set aside a Sunday, after we ...
Red Eggs at Pascha
If you have been following these pages for the last few months you know that in the fall I acquired a flock of chickens, seven to be exact. During that time I h...
Holy Thursday ~ Washing of the Feet
Many Orthodox have never seen this service as it has been suppressed in many parishes. The proper place of this service is on Holy Thursday. At pres...
The Awesomeness of the Priesthood
On Lazarus Saturday, April 7th, I had the great honor of participating in the ordination of one of my spiritual children. Subdeacon Michael became Fr. Deacon Mi...
7 April ~ St. Tikhon of Moscow, Enlightener of North America
Our father among the saints Tikhon of Moscow (1865–1925), Enlightener of North America, was Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia (1917–1925). While in America, he...
Saturday of Lazarus
Lazarus Saturday is the day before Palm Sunday (the feast of Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem). This Saturday and Sunday are the connection between...