Priestly Formation ~ Part 2
In my last essay, I wrote some thoughts about the formation of Orthodox clergy in the 21st century. One aspect of that formation is the relationship of the sem...
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Priestly Formation
This is the first of what I hope to be a series of essays on the topic of priestly formation. This is a topic that I believe needs some serious study in the Or...
Romanian Priest Murdered Inside Church
June 17, 2012 NINEOCLOCK Priest Tudor Marin (69), the father-in-law of trade union leader Vasile Marica, was mortally stabbed Saturday morning, after the Divine...
Sunday Homily Audio ~ Come, Follow Me!
I usually post just the text of my homily on the blog if I have one or I write something close to what I said if I do not have a text, but today I am experiment...
Sunday of All Saints of North America
The second Sunday After Pentecost is reserved for the remembrance of the saints of the particular church or location where the church is located. For us here i...
Acton Institute Day 4
Today was the fourth and final day of the Acton Institute it has been an amazing experience. If you follow my Twitter feed or Facebook then you have been an ey...
Acton Institute Day 3
Yesterday I wrote a rather long post about the previous days sessions that I attended. The sessions of day 3 were just as good but one really stood out and tha...
Acton Institute Day 2 (Long Post)
It’s almost 9:00 p.m. and the end of a very long day here at the Acton Institute. Long day but a great day. The day began with a wonderful discussion over bre...
God’s Awesome Wonder
I am on my way to spend a few days at a conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan. I decided that I would stop in New York for the night and chose Niagara Falls as ...
Wellesley High School Graduation: You Are Not Special
This video has gone viral and it is worth the twelve or so minutes it takes to watch. But don’t just watch listen to his message.