Sermon ~ The Shield of Those in Trouble and Need
Today we celebrate one of the great feasts on the Church calendar, the return of Sunday football! As hard as it is to believe, and with the Red Sox riding on t...
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CALL TO PRAYER FOR PEACE
On the occasion of the feast of the Birth of the Mother of God (8 September 2013), His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel addresses the hierarchs, priests, monks, nuns ...
An Open Letter to President Obama Regarding the Situation in Syria
September 6, 2013 President Barack Obama, The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC Dear Mr. President: We write to you with a heavy heart havin...
The Blessing of the Harvest
Each year the Orthodox Church celebrates the Feast of the Transfiguration of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ. The fest celebrates the time when Jesus clim...
Sermon ~ The Acceptable Time
I am conflicted today, and have been all week, about what to say to you today. We stand on the brink of war, once again, and I am conflicted between what our H...
31 August ~ St. Cuthburga
Queen and first Abbess of Wimborne. Died c. 725.St. Cuthburga was the daughter of Prince Coenred, a second-cousin of Caedwalla, King of Wessex. Her brothers wer...
31 August ~ St. Eanswythe
A Saxon princess who founded a nunnery on the coast nearFolkestone,Kent. She was grand-daughter of King Saint Aethelbert. She is also known as Eanswida, Eanswi...
Kilroy Was Here
Editors Note: This story came to me via email the other day from Carol who is a parishioner. It is a great story and has the added bonus of having ties to my h...
Sermon ~ Get Out of the Boat
The Gospel of Matthew 14:22-34 At that time, Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. And ...
Sermon ~ Saying Yes to God
Last week I deviated from my prepared text to speak about how bad single mindedness is in the Church. Not single-mindedness in the sense that we all work toget...