Blessed are Those Who Mourn
As a priest I come into contact with people who are mourning as part of the job if you will. Grief and mourning is part of our existence as human beings. We m...
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Monuments Men ~ A Review
I have never really been a fan of artwork mostly, I think, because I do not understand it. I can appreciate the work and I find it fascinating that God has giv...
Sermon ~ Blessed are the Poor in Spirit
In this sermon from Sunday, March 9, 2014 the First Sunday in Great Lent, I begin a series on the Sermon on the Mount. Blessed are the Poor in Spirit
Speech of His Beatitude DANIEL, Patriarch of Romania, at the opening session of the Synaxis of the Primates of the Autocephalous Orthodox Churches
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...
The Necessity of Forgiveness
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...
Message of His Eminence Archbishop Nicolae for the Sunday of Orthodoxy 2014
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...
Top Posts of the Last Week
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 ...
Giving up things for Lent
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...
What is Your Legacy?
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...
Fr. Alexander Schmemann: Forgiveness Sunday
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...