Amphilokios, Bishop of Iconium
FROM THE SYNAXARION On November 23 in the Holy Orthodox Church we continue to celebrate the Entrance of the Theotokos into the Holy of Holies, and we commemorat...
Tag: Advent
The Theotokos Enters the Temple
Today is the preview of the good will of God, Of the preaching of the salvation of mankind. The Virgin appears in the temple of God, In anticipation proclaiming...
Traditions of Blessing
Orthodoxy is filled with traditions and with blessing but some of these has fallen out of use. I am one of those priests that is attempting to bring back many ...
The Lost Sheep
The Gospel of Luke 15:1-10 At that time, the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear Jesus. And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying,...
Determination
I recently had the opportunity to catch part of the new Ken Burns documentary about the Roosevelts and I have to say that I was impressed and I need to watch th...
The Image of Christ
It never ceases to amaze me that no matter how often a read a passage of Scripture there is always something new to learn from it. Sometimes I take Scripture f...
The Holy Apostle Matthew
On the 16th of November the Orthodox Church celebrates the memory of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist Matthew. Matthew was the son of Alphaeus and was originall...
Come and See
With these three simple words, Come and see, Jesus called his Apostles to come and see what a life changing experience following Him would be. They set out on ...
The Holy Apostle Philip
It is fitting that we begin the season of Advent on the Feast of the Holy Apostle Philip. According to the Gospel of St. John, Philip was one of the first call...
Blogging during Advent
Each year, for the last five years, Fr. John Peck runs the 30/40 Days Pastoral Blogging Challenge from his blog The Preachers Institute. The idea is simple, tho...