New Poll
My friend and fellow blogger Dennis has posted a poll regarding the Islamic Center in New York. Please take a moment to take the poll it is only one ...
Author: Fr. Peter
One Word at a Time ~ Children
This is my contribution to the One Word at a Time Blog Carnival that I have been participating in off and on for the last few months. Do head on over and ...
The Role of the Church
I have been giving a lot of thought about what the role of the Church is. I have been involved in some pretty passionate discussions on Facebook the last few da...
Coming Late to Church
When I converted to Orthodox I was initially shocked by the number of folks that come late to Church. I know that in Orthodox worship we have a free style of wo...
Exact Language
Language is one of those interesting things to look at. Language and praise and language can punish. Sometimes, if we wish to be understood, we need...
Prayers for +Nikon of Boston
BOSTON, MA (OCA) – Prayers are requested for the ongoing health of His Grace, Bishop Nikon of Boston, New England and the Albanian Archdiocese, who recent...
The Divine Liturgy ~ The Entrance Prayers
In my last post, I gave an overview of the Divine Liturgy and briefly listed some of the elements. One commenter pointed out that more Western Rite Liturg...
The Divine Liturgy ~ An Explanation
Over the next few days, I will be posting on elements of the Divine Liturgy of the Orthodox Church. One thing that one needs to know, is that there is more to ...
Mosque at Ground Zero
I have not commented on this up to this point but now I think I need too. Let me start by saying that I do not think that the proposed center should ...
Seek God Above All
Imagine that there is nothing else in front of your eyes – as though you were not among mankind – because you are seeing nothing else but God, for G...