Child, Your Sins Are Forgiven
As we continue our journey through Great Lent the scripture for the week, taken from the Gospel of St. Mark, remind us of faith and how we need to have faith in...
Author: Fr. Peter
Podcast: America’s Spiritual Founding Father
Fr. Peter looks at a little bit of colonial religious history with Professor Thomas Kidd.
English Separatists and My Family
If you have been following these pages for any length of time, you know that my family is heavily involved in family research. We can trace our ancestors back ...
MiniCast: Created in the Image and Likeness
In this Lenten MiniCast Fr. Peter discusses how all of humanity is created in the Image and Likeness of God.
The Necessity of Forgiveness
The last of the preparatory Sundays in the Orthodox Church is the Sunday of Forgiveness. This is the Sunday that we call to mind the expulsion of our first par...
Podcast: The Dangers of Pornography
In this episode Fr. Peter discusses the Ten ways that pornography damages your brain.
An Introduction to Great Lent
Alexander Schmemann When a man leaves on a journey, he must know where he is going. Thus with Lent. Above all, Lent is a spiritual journey and its destination i...
Why I Do Not Give Up Social Media for Lent
In the Orthodox Church, the first day of Great Lent falls on a Monday and is called Clean Monday. This is the day that the fast begins in earnest, and the jour...
How Will We Be Judged?
As you can imagine, I get involved in many conversations relating to religion, life, and death. More often than not the conversation turns to how we will be ju...
Why I Miss Ash Wednesday
I had to travel to Boston on Ash Wednesday to conduct some business, and while I was walking around the snowbound city I noticed all of the people with ashes on...