Soldier’s Home Visit
I recently had the honor of speaking to a group of veterans at the Soldiers Home located in Chelsea Massachusetts. I was invited by a group of veterans that be...
Author: Fr. Peter
Joint Statement of Cardinal O’Malley and Metropolitan Methodios of Boston
A Joint Letter on the Meeting of Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in Jerusalem May 21, 2014 Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, We give thanks...
The troubling trends in America’s ‘Calvinist revival’
There is so much in this essay that we Orthodox can learn from, only reading Orthodoxy writers and bloggers, being afraid to engage outside of the tradition, tr...
Wildfire threatens Tyonek, Alaska
TYONEK, AK [OCA] A wind-driven wildfire that broke out in the late afternoon on Monday, May 19, 2014 inched within two miles of the Athabascan village of Tyonek...
OCMC Serving the Disenfranchised in Romania
by Floyd Frantz Poverty and lost hope for a decent life are the most difficult issues we deal with in Romania today. It is like a kid falling off a merry-go-rou...
The appeal of the Holy Assembly of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church
Deeply concerned and grief-stricken, but also filled with unshakable faith in love and grace of God, we address all priesthood, monks and faithful people of our...
Russian church the absent player at pope-patriarch summit
Moscow(Reuters) – When Pope Francis meets the spiritual head of the world’s Orthodox Christians next week, the speeches and symbolism will focus on ...
The Queen of England and the Church of Scotland
This week, in Edinburgh, the Church of Scotland is meeting in the General Assembly. The Assembly is the Supreme Court of the Church and is charged with making ...
Collecting Stones
I have the honor and privilege of serving as a fire chaplain to the men and women of the Dudley Fire Department. I also have the honor of serving as Deputy Chi...
Statement condemning religious violence in Northern Africa
The Ecumenical Patriarchate has witnessed with great pain and distress the recent manifestations of religious violence against women in Northern Africa, which h...