Presanctified Liturgy
During Great Lent we Orthodox celebrate the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts. A tip of the kamilavka to Fr. Thomas Hopko for the following: The usual Divine L...
Author: Fr. Peter
Ancient Faith Radio
Several years ago, some Orthodox folks in the Chicago area began an Internet radio ministry called Ancient Faith Radio. What a wonderful resource this is. Tune ...
Fesculli
This recipe comes from a parishioner, Carol P. I made this yesterday and it came out pretty good. The only mistake I made was not setting the crock pot on high....
More on Peace
The Orthodox Peace Fellowship has many wonderful resources for the study of peace from an Orthodox Christian perspective. Here is the link to the website. I wil...
Prayer of St. Ephraim
During Great Lent we add a prayer to the Vespers service from St. Ephraim: Oh Lord and Master of my life do not give me a spirit of sloth, despair, lust of powe...
Sunday of Orthodox Part II
Fr. Greg has a great recap of the Sunday of Orthodox Liturgy. I will add my sentiments to his post that it was great to serve the Liturgy with my brother priest...
Sunday of Orthodoxy
Today is the First Sunday of Great Lent also known as the Sunday of Orthodoxy. On this day we celebrate the restoration of the veneration of the Holy Icons afte...
Meehan calls for troops’ return
Congressman Martin Meehan (D-Massachusetts) calls for the return of our troops after a visit this week to Iraq. Read the story here.
Peace
I have never considered myself an activist on any topic. But I think I must now change my stance. With all of this craziness going on in the world and the US in...
Celebrity Rant
Please forgive this rant that I am about to engage in. I don’t usually do this but I have had enough and I think we need to rise up to put a stop to this....