17 June ~ St. Etheldreda
Abbess of Ely (679) Queen of Northumbria; born (probably) about 630; died at Ely, 23 June, 679. While still very young she was given in marriage by her father, ...
Author: Fr. Peter
17 June ~ St. Botolph
Abbot of Icanho (in East Anglia) (680) ‘Saint Botolph was born in Britain about the year 610 and in his youth became a monk in Gaul. The sisters of Ethelm...
17 Sunday ~ St. Alban
First Martyr of Britain in Verulamium (c. 209) He was a soldier in the Roman army and, according to the venerable Bede, was brought to faith in Christ by a fugi...
English Liturgy
Recently, The Roman Church approved a new translation of the Mass in English. It has taken years to get into publication and it will be another year or so I bel...
Herb Garden
I have been planning now for several months to put in several raised beds for veggies and what not here. I have yet to do this although I am getting very close....
Do This in Remebrance of Me
This is the text of my sermon for the 3rd Sunday After Petecost. I had intended to record it but I forgot to press record. So here you go.Last week we spoke abo...
Orthodox-Catholic Consultation Examines Steps to Unity
NEW YORK CITY – The North American Orthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation continued work on a new agreed statement during its meeting at Hellenic Coll...
Mosque at Ground Zero
Recently it was announced that a group of Muslims wishes to build a Mosque at Ground Zero. I think this is a a bad idea not simply because it is a Mosque but be...
Follow Me
The Reading is from Matthew 4:18-23At that time, as Jesus walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter and Andrew his brother, c...
Sunday of All Saints of North America
On the second Sunday after Pentecost, each local Orthodox Church commemorates all the saints, known and unknown, who have shone forth in its territory. Accordin...