Obedience and the Holy Family
The Gospel of Matthew 2:13-23 When the wise men departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child and h...
Category: General
25 August ~ St. Hilda, Abbess of Whitby
Abbess of Whitby. Born in Northumbria in 614; died at Whitby in 680. Hilda was a grandniece of King Edwin of Northumbria and daughter of Hereric. Hild is her co...
Questions for an Episcopacy
In the last few years we have seen many diocese in the American orthodox church undertake a search for a new bishop to lead them. This is a matter that should ...
The Orthodox Church of Tomorrow
h/t AOI Blog Editors Note: When Fr. John wrote these words he came under much criticism from laity, clergy, and the hierarchy. These are words that need to be...
Twitter and Ministry
I have been using Twitter for several years now. I find it a very interesting form of communication and I have some wonderful people that I follow and that fol...
Pentecost Sermon
Today we celebrate the feast of Pentecost also known as the Sunday of the Holy Trinity. We heard the depiction of what happened on that day read from the Book ...
The Life of the True Monk
The Life of the True Monk Some weeks ago I change the image at the top of my Facebook page to the image that is at the top of this post. It is the Icon known as...
The Churching of Women
Yesterday, I wrote about the Service of the Naming of the Child. I mentioned in that article the service of the Churching of Women. That is the subject of today...
15 July ~ St. Swithun, Bishop of Winchester
St. Swithun had been Abbot of the monastery attached to the cathedral, before he was made Bishop of Winchester in AD 852… He was, say the chroniclers, a d...
Spiritual Fatherhood in the Orthodox Church
Over the last few years and very important aspect of my ministry has evolved that of spiritual fatherhood. Although each pastor of an Orthodox parish is the spi...