40 Day Scripture Challenge
Today the Orthodox Church enters the preparation period for the Glorious Feast of the Nativity of Jesus Christ. Fr. John Peck at the Preachers Institute has iss...
Author: Fr. Peter
The Mundane
It is funny. When you are preparing for ministry you learn all sorts of cool things. Christology, theology, liturgics, pastoral theology and the like. The funny...
Crackberry
I am Peter and I am an addict! Okay there I said it I am addicted to my BlackBerry. I came to that conclusion last night when at about 9 pm my phone stopped wor...
14 November ~ Holy Apostle Philip
This Apostle, one of the Twelve, was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and was a compatriot of Andrew and Peter. He was instructed in the teachings of the Law, and dev...
Christmas Fast
Fr. John over at the Orthodoxy and Culture blog, has written a little essay on fasting as we approach the Advent Season. As we prepare for the great American fe...
13 November ~ St. John Chrysostom
This greatest and most beloved of all Christian orators was born in Antioch the Great in the year 344 or 347; his pious parents were called Secundus and Anthusa...
Dissent ~ A Commentary
In the ramp up to the vote in the House of Representatives on the Health Care bill this past weekend, there has been a very public dispute between the Roman Cat...
Blog Reposting ~ Some Tips
In writing a blog post, often we see, even in our favorite blogs, that the author has reposted, linked to, reported on and/or commented on something they have s...
Blogaversary
Okay I don’t really think that is a word but on this day in 2005 this blog came to life. I made the first post but it was months latter until I made the s...
U.S. Greek Orthodox bishops might get Turkish citizenship
(AOI) – Theodore Kalmoukos of the National Herald is reporting that “the government of Turkey seems to be willing to grant Turkish citizenship to all thos...