On the 29th Anniversary of the Death of Fr. Alexander Schmemann
SYOSSET, NY [OCA] Thursday, December 13, 2012, the Feast of Saint Herman of Alaska, marks the 29th anniversary of the repose of Protopresbyter Alexander Schmema...
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Emergency Response
I will be honest and admit that most of the day, in the life of a priest, is involved in the everyday tasks of just being. I could go on about visits to hospit...
Duties of a Priest
It has been eight and a half years since my ordination to the priesthood. I can still remember that day like it was yesterday although it seems like a blur. T...
Concerning the Future
It is difficult to see from one day to the next what the future will hold for us. For me, I have confidence in God that if I listen to His word then I will wal...
Facing Loss During the Holidays
Those of us who have lost children can dread the holidays (by which I really mean Christmas/Nativity). The focus seems to be so much on family togetherness and ...
What do you want me to do for you?
In the eighteenth chapter of the Gospel of St. Luke, Jesus comes into contact with a blind beggar along the side of the road. The man hears that Jesus is comin...
Ancestral Sin versus Original Sin
The fact that we Orthodox do not accept the doctrine of original sin as espoused in the West, does in no way suggest that we do not need to be born again (born ...
Introduction to the Monastic Life
Mother Magdalena from the Monastery of the Transfiguration in Ellwood City, PA was the speaker at a Fall retreat at St. Ignatius Antiochian Orthodox Church in F...
Archbishop Nicolae on the Nativity Fast
For Orthodox Christians, the middle of November means the beginning of the Advent Fast. It is a time of preparation for the great feast of the Incarnation of th...
Sermon ~ Too Much Baggage
The Gospel of Luke 18:18-27 At that time, a ruler came to Jesus and asked him, “Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” And Jesus sa...