The Challenge of Our Time
“The great Russian bishop of the last century, Theophanes “The Recluse” (d. 1894), in one of his pastoral letters makes a startling statement....
Author: Fr. Peter
Launching Into the Deep
The Gospel of Luke 5:1-11 At that time, Jesus was standing by the lake of Gennesaret. And he saw two boats by the lake; but the fishermen had gone out of them a...
The Face Of Evil
Over the last few weeks the world has come face to face with an absolute evil known as the group ISIS or whatever it is we are calling it now. As I write this,...
Fr. Mychal Judge, Saint of 9/11
“Lord take me where you want me to go: Let me meet who you want me to meet: Tell me what you want me to say: And keep me out of your way.”
Preparedness Month 2014
by Fr. John A. Peck ~ Guest Blogger National Preparedness Month is almost upon us, and in light of that, I thought a quick look at why being prepared makes sens...
Patriarch Bartholomew On The Present Violence In Iraq
The recent wave of violence against innocent families and children in Iraq has rendered the world shocked and horrified. We will not remain indifferent or silen...
Orthodoxy and Suicide
Like many of you, I was shocked and saddened by the suicide of Robin Williams. This illustrates that we never really know what is going on in a person’s ...
Pastoral Letter Concerning Violence and Extremism in the Middle East
Pastoral Letter from His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon to the Clergy, Monastics and Faithful of the Orthodox Church in America Concerning Violence and Extremis...
Prayers for Enemies
In 1941, with the German occupation of Yugoslavia, Bishop Nikolai, together with Patriarch Gabriel Dozhich, was arrested and sentenced to imprisonment in the in...