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...
Tag: Advent
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...
Advent ~ Climbing the Mountain
I have to constantly remind myself that we are still in the season of Advent and that the Christmas Season does not start until the 24th of December. Yesterday ...