Scripture Readings ~ 10th Sunday After Pentecost
10th SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST — Tone 1. Afterfeast of the Dormition. Apostle Thaddæus of the Seventy (ca. 44). Martyr Bassa of Edessa and her sons Theogonius, Aga...
Author: Fr. Peter
SEAL killed in Afghanistan to be laid to rest in Minnesota
Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL)John W. Faas, 31, of Minneapolis. ST. PAUL, MN [OCA] A visitation for Chief Petty Offier John Weston Faas, 31...
Prayers requested for Archbishop Dmitri
DALLAS, TX [OCA] The Mystery of Holy Unction will be celebrated for His Eminence, Archbishop Dmitri, on Tuesday, August 23, at 6:30 pm at Saint Seraphim Cathedr...
20 August ~ Prophet Samuel
The Prophet Samuel was the fifteenth and last of the Judges of Israel, living more than 1146 years before the Birth of Christ. He was descended from the Tribe o...
20 August ~ St. Oswin King and Martyr of Deira, Northumbria
Died at Gilling, Yorkshire, England, on August 20, 651. When his father, King Osric of Deira (roughly the county of Yorkshire), was killed by the pagan Welsh Ki...
Good Leaders Must First Be Good Followers
One of the classes I wish they taught us in the seminary was a course on leadership. Unlike some of my classmates in the seminary, I have had an advantage...
Daily Scripture Reading
Last week I put up a post about Parish Revitalization, one of the more popular of my recent posts by the way, in this post I mentioned that we need to commit to...
Faith and Philosophy
I recently stumbled across the podcast Faith and Philosophy with Dr. Clark Carlton on Ancient Faith Radio. What a wonderful show and I recommend it highly...
Society for Orthodox Church History
The Society for Orthodox Christian History in the Americas (SOCHA) is pleased to announce a new, affiliated academic publication, the Journal of American Orthod...
Archbishop Nicolae’s Meditation for the Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos
Archbishop Nicolae At the Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos it is beneficial for us to discover what the Holy Fathers of the Church teach us about honorin...