The Synaxis or meeting of the Primates of the Autocephalous Orthodox Churches is not a permanent institution, but a spiritual representative event. The pan-Orth...
This coming week Christians around the world will begin the season of Lent. For most people, this time will pass just like any other time during the year and t...
Most Reverend Fathers, Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, The first Sunday of Great Lent is dedicated to Orthodoxy, which is understood to mean the right t...
Here is a list of the Top Posts from the last week here at Shepherd of Souls. Fr. Alexander Schmemann on Forgiveness Sunday Giving up things for Lent Heartland ...
The annual “what am I going to give up for Lent” has begun. I find this time of year rather amusing as I listen to and read what people are going to give up fo...
Several years ago I taught a class a local college called Death and Dying. The class was a multi-disciplinary look at the process of dying from the spiritual t...
In the Orthodox Church, the last Sunday before Great Lent – the day on which, at Vespers, Lent is liturgically announced and inaugurated – is called Forgiveness...
Here are the 10 Most Viewed Posts of this past week here at Shepherd of Souls Is There Time for Manufactured Social Media Drama? Heartland ~ A Review Kalmoukos ...
When I began my study of the chaplaincy during the time of the American Civil War, the first person I came across was the Reverend Arthur Buckminster Fuller. H...
I have been very active in social media these last few years. I look upon my time spent engaging people in this forum as an extension of my ministry and the wo...