Prayers Requested for OCMC Missionary James Hargrave
Following his recent recovery from malaria, OCMC missionary to Tanzania, James Hargrave, has been diagnosed with bacterial pneumonia and is in the hospital in M...
Author: Fr. Peter
7 December ~ Ambrose, Bishop of Milan
This Saint was born in Gaul in 340, and was a member of the Roman Senate. After the death of Auxentius, the Arian Bishop of Milan, a violent dispute arose among...
6 December ~ St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Myra
The truth of things hath revealed thee to thy flock as a rule of faith, an icon of meekness, and a teacher of temperance; for this cause, thou hast achieved the...
The Second Adam
As the second and final Adam, Jesus does everything that the first and original Adam was called – but failed – to do. He obeys God. He h...
Advent ~ Climbing the Mountain
I have to constantly remind myself that we are still in the season of Advent and that the Christmas Season does not start until the 24th of December. Yesterday ...
Busy Days
Well yesterday was the first day of the 30 (40) days of blogging that I did not blog. Last night I kept saying. “I need to Blog” but alas it d...
Keep CHI in Xmas!
Available from Orthodox Stuff just in time for Xmas! h/t Byzantine Texas
30 November ~ Feast of St. Andrew the First Called
Today the Christian world celebrates the Feast of St. Andrew the First Called of the Apostles. This is an interesting feast day for me since it brings two parts...
Gift Giving
In yesterday’s post I went on about consumerism and we have lost the true sense of what Christmas is all about. It’s less about the gifts and more about express...
Restless Night
I am usually able to fall off to sleep as soon as my head hits the pillow last night was not one of those nights. We had a wonderful worship experience at Churc...