13 December ~ 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...
Author: Fr. Peter
X-mas or Christmas
Each year this debate seems to boil as we draw closer to Christmas. I have always been one who has gone on the war path for Christmas displays around Town...
Church Protest
I believe wholeheartedly in the right to practice ones religion and the right of free speech but the folks at the Westboro Baptist Church have gone too far.&nbs...
Taxes
Let me start by saying taxes are a necessary evil. The past few weeks all of the attention has been focused on the Bush tax cuts and their extension. Whil...
Heroes
I have been giving some thought to what it means to be a hero and who we should look up too when we talk about our heroes. I turned to my dictionary to ge...
30 Years Ago, The Day the Music Died
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Integrity
This past week saw Chuck Turner removed from the Boston City Council after being convicted of taking a bribe. This was the first time in the 100 year history of...
5 December ~ Savas the Sanctified
This Saint was born in 439 in Moutalaska, a small village of Cappadocia. He entered the arena of the monastic life from childhood and was under that master trai...
Top 10 Posts for November
Here is a list of the most visited posts for the Month of November Priest Dismissed for Wearing Cassock The Priest and Obedience Orthodoxy and Contraception My ...
On the Advantage of Patience by St. Cyprian
The command of our Lord and Master which will save us is: He who endures to the end will be saved. And, If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples, ...