The Purpose of the Church
There has been much discussion around the internet these days on the purpose of the church. The Roman Catholic bishop of Worcester, Massachusetts recently...
Tag: Ministry
The Awesomeness of the Priesthood
On Lazarus Saturday, April 7th, I had the great honor of participating in the ordination of one of my spiritual children. Subdeacon Michael became Fr. Deacon Mi...
St. Vladimir’s Seminary Implements Fully Paid Tuition Plan
One of the obstacles to attracting more “native” clergy was the cost of attending seminary. St. Vladimir’s has placed itself out in fron...
Why do we pray for the dead?
From the Synarxarion (Explanation) in the Triodion of THE SATURDAY OF THE DEAD Soul Saturday On this day, Soul Saturday, according to the order instituted by ou...
Mother Teresa’s humility list
1. Speak as little as possible about yourself.2. Keep busy with your own affairs and not those of others.3. Avoid curiosity.4. Do not interfere in the affairs o...
Why we do What we do
If you have been following these pages you know that my parish, St. Michael Orthodox Church in Southbridge, Massachusetts has been hosting a Community Meal for ...
Week of Christian Unity
St. Mary & St. Mena Coptic Orthodox Church All over the world, during the last week of January, Christians come together for the week of Christian Unity. C...
Let us be in Solidarity with Those Who Suffer
The economic situation in Romania is deteriorating each day. Yesterday some 3,000 protesters gathered in cities around the country and called for the resignatio...
Prayers Requested for OCMC Missionary James Hargrave
Following his recent recovery from malaria, OCMC missionary to Tanzania, James Hargrave, has been diagnosed with bacterial pneumonia and is in the hospital in M...
Busy Days
Well yesterday was the first day of the 30 (40) days of blogging that I did not blog. Last night I kept saying. “I need to Blog” but alas it d...