Tis the Season
Well here it is the weekend after Thanksgiving and the holiday season is in full swing. Oh how I remember the holiday traditions of my youth, the pepper praying...
Author: Fr. Peter
Prayer of St. Ambrose before Communion
Tomorrow, the Roman Church, in the English speaking world, will used the Revised Roman Missal at all of their Liturgies. This is the long awaited “c...
The Passing of Fr. George Papadeas
Most of you that read these pages will have never heard of the name of Fr. George Papadeas but we all owe him a very large debit of gratitude. Fr. George ...
Thanksgiving
“O benevolent and beneficient God: When you sent the Word of truth and the sanctifying Spirit into this world, you revealed the great mystery of your godhead. S...
The Pacific
Yesterday I started watching the mini series “The Pacific.” I wanted to see this when it first came out but alas I do not have the premium cha...
Soup
As the temperature starts to fall my mind turns to all things soup. I love soup and I love casseroles and I cooked both yesterday. (I washed the same pot ...
Christian Simplicity
I was going to post the audio of yesterday’s Sermon but I guess I forgot to press the little button that starts the recorder. So much for my ability to work wit...
The Orthodox World-view
As you know, I am participating in the 40 days of blogging project. This really takes time to plan to blog everyday. Well yesterday was a crazy day ...
So what’s in a Name?
This just might get some people’s blood boiling but, that’s what I am here for. LOL Yesterday, whilst running errands, I was listening to a podcast on Ancient F...
Hard Work
The monastic life is separated if you will into three parts; Prayer, Divine Reading, and Manual Labor. When I was a member of the Benedictine Community we...