Water
Yesterday in the Orthodox Church we commemorated the Woman at the well. The story deals with the life giving water that only Jesus can bring. It is an amazing s...
Author: Fr. Peter
Sunday of the Samaritan Woman
One of the most ancient cities of the Promised Land was Shechem, also called Sikima, located at the foot of Mount Gerazim. There the Israelites had heard the bl...
Immigration Reform
First a little disclaimer. If you are one of the people who think we need to round up everyone who is here illegally you might not want to read any further or y...
Mental Illness
This is the fourth time I have begun this post. I was not satisfied with the results of the other three so they have gone into the trash can. As many of you kno...
Who Do We Follow? Jesus or Jefferson?
Long time readers of these pages will know that I follow more than 100 blogs on a daily basis. I find the opinions of people of different opinions of mine refre...
South Park
I am not what one would call a fan of the show but I do watch it from time to time. They always seem to offend everyone, not just one group but all groups. They...
Back on the Train
So my journey continues. I boarded the train about a half hour ago in Chicago for the trip home. This time it will take me via Washington, DC so I will be going...
Train Journey ~ Day 2
As the sun was rising over western Ohio I made my way to the Dining car for breakfast. Not as great as the dinner I had last night but it was still a good take ...
The Adventure Begins
I have to go to Chicago for a board meeting of the Orthodox Christian Fellowship. The OCF is the campus ministry organization of the Orthodox Church and I serve...
Come and See
As many of you know, I am a little bit of a Twitter fanatic. I like to post things that I am doing, like watching TV or baking bread. Things like that. I also f...