September is National Preparedness Month
Taking Action to Be Ready By Darryl J. Madden, Director, Ready Campaign Do you have emergency supplies set aside in case there’s a disaster? Does your family ha...
Author: Fr. Peter
1 September ~ World Environment Day
Inasmuch as, at the Ecumenical Patriarchate, we have long been concerned about problems related to the preservation of the natural environment, we have ascertai...
Happy New Year!
September 1st is the start of the Ecclesiastical New Year in the Orthodox Church. Below is a description of this day taken from the pages of the Greek Ort...
Cremation, an Orthodox Perspective
Recently some folks have asked me about being cremated and what does the church teach about cremation. I have been giving this some thought and found this...
The Divine Liturgy ~ Vestments, The Colors
This is another article in the series on explaining the Divine Liturgy of the Orthodox Church. This time I will attempt to explain the various color tradi...
Hurricane Earl
So we are a few days away from what might or might not be. I thought I would post some tips on caring for yourself in case something does make land fall.&...
Katrina +5 ~ A Reflection
On August 29, 2005 Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast with all of her strength. The devastation from this Hurricane would not be felt for days but we...
Hell Hath No Fury
Today the Orthodox Church celebrates the Beheading of the Holy and Glorious Prophet, Forerunner, and Baptist John. This is one of the 12 great feats of the Chur...
When to Call the Priest
Fr. John Peck from St. George Orthodox Church in Prescott Arizona has another great post on his parish website on the topic of When to call the parish priest.&n...
Mother Teresa 100 Years Today
“Today there is so much suffering – and I feel that the passion of Christ is being relived all over again – are we there to share that passion, to s...