Snowtober
The Monastery Chicken Coop I have been offline since Saturday due to the very large snowstorm that hit New England over the weekend. We are used to snow here in...
Author: Fr. Peter
God Gave Us Dominion
Yesterday, before Liturgy at the nursing home, one of the folks who works there asked if I was planning a farm here at the monastery. I clearly outlined our pla...
Social Media Guidelines for Clergy
I do not usually comment on things that happen in other jurisdictions in the Orthodox Church, but I felt compelled to comment on the new “Guidelines for Clergy ...
Politicking in Jesus’ name
By Paul S. RoppFrom http://www.telegram.com/ Mahatma Gandhi, the great apostle of nonviolence who sought to end British rule in India by peaceful means, once sa...
Jesus is With the 99%
Did that get your attention? Thought so, now please read on. The title of this post was the title of another post I read this morning that just got my blo...
Chickens Part 3 ~ The Blessing
Sunday last we held a blessing for the new chickens that arrived the previous week. The prayer comes from the Priests Service Book and is attributed to St...
I Want to Spend My Life Mending Broken People
Back in January of 1992, I met this family of Nazarene missionaries at Eastern Nazarene College. Little did I know that this family would change my life f...
Simplicity of Life
Yesterday after church, a few folks gathered around a table and we began a discussion about how we can support one another in the times that are a head. I have ...
Scripture Readings ~ 21st Sunday after Pentecost
21st SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST — Tone 1 (4th of Luke). Commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the 7th Ecumenical Council. Martyr Longinus the Centurion, who stood at...
Chickens Part 2 ~ The Arrival
Monastery RI Reds Yesterday I wrote about getting ready for the arrival of the chickens and yesterday afternoon they arrived. We now have 7 hens and a rooster a...