Martha’s Vineyard Campmeeting
My family and I have been on a little vacation on Cape Cod. This is the first time, that I can remember anyway, that the entire family has gone away toget...
Author: Fr. Peter
11 August ~ St. Blane, Bishop of Bute
Saint Blane, a disciple of Saint Comgall (f.d. May 11) and Saint Canice (f.d. October 11), was nobly born on Bute Island, Scotland. He returned home to finish h...
Parish Revitalization
Recently, whilst reading my daily list of blogs, I came across the website of All Saints of North America Russian Orthodox Church.On this site were two posts of...
9 August ~ Venerable Herman of Alaska
Our venerable father Herman of Alaska (1756 – December 13, 1837) was an 18th century missionary to Alaska. He, in 1970, became the first saint to be glori...
Orthodox Vocations
I have often thought that we in the Orthodox Church do not do enough to promote vocations to the Priesthood, Diaconate, and men’s and women’s monast...
5 August ~ St. Oswlad
King of Northumbria and Martyr.Born, probably, 605; died 5 Aug., 642. The second of seven brothers, sons of Ethelfrid, who was grandson of Ida, founder of the K...
New Essay on Huffington Post
Yesterday, President Obama signed a law that will raise the debt ceiling and continue to enslave the American people for another three or four years. It has red...
Book Review ~ Out Live Your Life, You Were Made to Make a Difference
Author: Max LucadoPublisher: Thomas Nelson PublishersPages: 240 I am a big fan of Max Lucado. I have never read one of his books that I did not like and this ne...
Book Review ~ Divine Liturgy, A Student Study Text
I have long been a student of the Liturgical Services of the Orthodox Church. I guess as a priest this would come to no surprise to you, but I think you w...
Top Blog Posts for July 2011
Each month I do a little review, thanks to Google Analytics, on the top posts for the month. I find it an interesting way to see what y’all are...