31 August ~ St. Aidan, Bishop of Lindisfarne
Saint Aidan is said to have been a disciple of Saint Senan (f.d. March 8) on Scattery Island, but nothing else is known with certainty of his early life before ...
Author: Fr. Peter
Prayer for Priests
I read many blogs on a daily basis. I thought of listing them all but I would need another blog just to do that. The other day I was reading the blo...
Hurricane Irene
Unless you live under a rock, you know that this past weekend, the eastern part of the United States suffered the effects of Hurricane Irene. By the time it rea...
29 August ~ Beheading of St. John the Baptist
The divine Baptist, the Prophet born of a Prophet, the seal of all the Prophets and beginning of the Apostles, the mediator between the Old and New Covenants, t...
Memory Eternal Archbishop Dmitri
Very sad to hear this news this morning. From the Diocese of the South OCA Orthodox Christians were deeply saddened to hear of the falling asleep in the Lord on...
Scripture Readings ~ 11th Sunday After Pentecost
Tone 2. Uncovering of the Relics of Ven. Job, Abbot and Wonderworker of Pochaev (1659). Ven. Moses the Black of Scete (4th c.). Righteous Anna the Prophetess, t...
On Rich and Poor Part 2
Several days ago I posted a quote by St. John Chrysostom regarding the relationship between the rich and the poor. One thing we need to remember about Church fa...
26 August ~ St. Ninian
Bishop and confessor; date of birth unknown; died about 432. The first Apostle of Christianity in Scotland. Also known as Ninias, Ninus, Dinan, Ringan, Ringen&#...
25 August ~ St. Ebba, First Abbess of Coldingham
First Abbess of Coldingham, Northumbria. Sister of King Oswy. Died in 683. Also known as Aebbe, Ebbe, Tabbs. Saint Ebba, the daughter of King Ethelfrith of Nort...
Death Notification
One of the hardest but yet most blessed roles of the priest is to be there when death comes. I have had the blessing, on several occasions, to be present ...