15 July ~ St. Donald of Olgivy
St. Donald lived in Olgivy, in Forfarshire, Scotland, in the early part of the 8th century. Upon the death of his wife, he and his nine daughters began to live ...
Author: Fr. Peter
Do not Fear
Don’t be frightened; don’t fear any harm, even though the circumstances in which you work are terrible, worse even than those of Daniel in the pit with all thos...
Sermon ~ 4th Sunday after Pentecost
At that time, as Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion came forward to him, beseeching him and saying, “Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, in ter...
Prayers requested for Archbishop Dmitri
SYOSSET, NY [OCA] — The Holy Synod of Bishops requests prayers from the faithful for His Eminence, Archbishop Dmitri, retired Archbishop of Dallas and the...
7 July ~ St. Willibald, Bishop of Eichstatt
Bishop and missionary. A native of Wessex, England, he was the brother of Sts. Winebald and Walburga and was related through his mother to the great St. Bonifac...
Statement on Tornado Donations
After the June 1st Tornado that hit my Community of Southbridge, I and several members of my Congregation decided that we would open the Church as a regional do...
How to Destroy a Culture in 5 Easy Steps
by Joe Carter (First Things) – In his book The Future of Marriage, David Blankenhorn, a liberal, gay-rights-supporting Democrat and self-professed “marria...
OCMC Missionaries Need Your Prayers and Support
There are currently 23 Orthodox Christians from United States serving, or preparing to serve, as long-term OCMC missionaries in places like Alaska, Albania, Ken...
In Congress, July 4, 1776
THE UNANIMOUS DECLARATION of the thirteen united STATES OF AMERICA WHEN IN the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissol...
New Monasticism
“At the Last Judgement I shall not be asked whether I was successful in my ascetic exercises, how many bows and prostrations I made [in the course of pray...