Faith • Grief • History • Hope
Faith • Grief • History • Hope
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 commemorate our father among the saints Amphilokios, bishop of Iconium. Verses Sent forth in dead…
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 Christ to all. Let us rejoice and sing to her: Rejoice,…
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 of these traditions. Recently I had the opportunity to bless…
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, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.” So he told them…
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 the entire film very soon. If you have not…
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 for granted and think I have gleaned everything from it…
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 originally called Levi. He was a tax collector by profession and therefore not well…
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 a journey that would change their lives in ways that they…
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 called of the Apostles. The day after Andrew was…
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, those who chose to sing up, both clergy and lay, blog each day…