Who is raising our Children?
So here we are on the cusp of the Christmas holiday, snow is falling outside my window right now and it is really putting me in the mood. So I was reading the n...
Author: Fr. Peter
Good People
Sometimes I feel that people just don’t care anymore. I mean we read all the time about the selfish things that people do. Well my opinion of humanity has...
What does this have to do with salvation
I like vestments and think that the priest should look nice when celebrating the services, but this is ridiculous. What does this have to do with the mission of...
Loss of Life
For those of you reading who live in the Village with me you know by now that we had a suicide on Monday. A poor distraught man took his own life in the parking...
Top Religion Stories
Over on a blog called the LEAD is a posting about the top religion stories of 2008. Very interesting picks from the Religion Writers Association. Check it out. ...
What to get the Priest for Christmas
Okay I get asked this question this time of year and my first response is nothing. I had the same problem when I was teaching school. Parents would have their k...
Church Merger
I have written before on these pages about the Church situation here in the Village. The bottom line is we have three Orthodox Churches in a town that can barel...
Shepherd of Souls 39
A new episode is posted. In this episode I continue my discussion on the role of The Virgin Mary in Orthodox Theology. I appreciate the feedback but if you woul...
Great Local Blogs
I have recently come across two great local blogs. If you live in the Central Massachusetts area or if you like local politics and issues check out these two bl...
Amy Grant & Vince Gill
Last night I attended my second concert. Second concert of my entire life by the way. The first one was Randy Travis about a million years ago. Last night was V...