27 October ~ Dimitrie the New, Protector of Bucharest
Saint Dimitrie the New (Basarabov) is recognized as the patron saint of Bucharest, Romania. Saint Dimitrie Basarabov lived in the 13th century, during the Roman...
Author: Fr. Peter
How do we wish to be remembered?
Jesus feeding the 5,000 The title of this post is a question that I have been asking myself as of late. When we no longer walk this earth how do we wish to be r...
Recipe Wednesday ~ Cape Breton Buttermilk Biscuits
Cape Breton Buttermilk Biscuits 5 c. flour6 tsp. baking powder1/4 to 1/2 tsp. soda3 c. buttermilk1 tsp salt1/4 c. white sugar3/4 c. lard (butter works but does ...
Lest We Forget
The New Colossus Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,With conquering limbs astride from land to land;Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall standA might...
Washburn House in Worcester to begin a new life
Washburn Houe Worcester By Martin Luttrell TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF Nineteenth-century industrialist and philanthropist Ichabod Washburn amassed a fort...
Don’t ask, don’t tell the chaplains
By Terry Mattingly The setting: The office of a priest who serves as a military chaplain. The time: This hypothetical encounter occurs soon after the repeal of ...
26 October ~ St. Eata of Hexham
Saint Eata was one of twelve English youths whom Saint Aidan educated at Lindisfarne, where Eata became a monk and a priest. At the request of Saint Colman, he ...
Massachusetts Question 2
Next week voters all over the country will be going to the polls to vote. In Massachusetts this has been called the election of the century and that the f...
FOCUS North America
This weekend I am hosting Fr. Justin Matthews, Executive Director of FOCUS North America. FOCUS is Fellowship of Orthodox Christians United to Serve, the ...
24 October ~ Maglorious of Sark
Saint Maglorious was an abbot of Irish origin. He was educated at Llantwit Major by Illtud. With Samson he went to Brittany and founded monasteries under the pr...