Orthodox Monasticism ~ Degrees of Monks
Novice lit. “one under obedience”—Those wishing to join a monastery begin their lives as novices. After coming to the monastery and living as a gues...
Author: Fr. Peter
St. Patrick’s Breastplate
I bind unto myself today the strong Name of the Trinity, by invocation of the same, the Three in One, and One in Three. I bind this day to me for ever, by power...
Catholic Bishops on Health Care Reform
Since not one of the Orthodox Bishops in the United States has commented or taught on the present health care legislation, only the biggest social issue of the ...
US Orthodox Bishops on Health Care Reform
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4th Sunday of Great Lent
Below is a link to the audio of my sermon for the 4th Sunday of Great Lent. Sermon Audio
A Friend in Need
A good friend and fellow blogger is in need of some prayers and some help. It seems one of our local town politicians does not like the flavor of his political ...
Expanded Feed
At the urging of a loyal reader I have extended the RSS Feed. So for those of you who read these pages in the reader like Google Reader, you will now see the en...
Hold a Grudge? Read on…
Our venerable and God-bearing Father Maximus the Confessor (ca. 580-662) was an Orthodox Christian monk and ascetical writer known especially for his courageous...
What is Social Justice?
For the last few days over on my Facebook page we have been discussing Social Justice. Of course this all came about because one entertainer mentioned that Chur...
Free Speech?
The Christianity Today Blog is running a story today about the Supreme Court taking up the case of the funeral protests by the Kansas Bases Westboro Baptist Chu...