Hard Work
The monastic life is separated if you will into three parts; Prayer, Divine Reading, and Manual Labor. When I was a member of the Benedictine Community we...
Tag: Ministry
The Poor You Will Always Have with You
There is no doubt in my mind but that Jesus has a preferential option for the poor. We see that He would rather eat with those less fortunate and never actually...
Mission Conference
The Missions Institute of Orthodox Christianity and Hellenic College/Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology are sponsoring a Missions Conference on “Ortho...
2012 OCMC Orthodox Mission Team Opportunities Now Available!
In 2011, over 135 Orthodox Christians shared their faith through loving service as part of an OCMC Orthodox Mission Team. They witnessed baptisms, healed the si...
I Want to Spend My Life Mending Broken People
Back in January of 1992, I met this family of Nazarene missionaries at Eastern Nazarene College. Little did I know that this family would change my life f...
Simplicity of Life
Yesterday after church, a few folks gathered around a table and we began a discussion about how we can support one another in the times that are a head. I have ...
Deanery Meeting
Friday began a meeting of all of the priests and delegates from the Eastern Deanery of the Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in the Americas. The deanery is a...
Episcopal Cathedral to Close
I am never happy to see any Church close regardless of the denomination. I always feel for the people who attend Church there and what they must be going ...
On the Road Again
I am off today to the 2011 Symposium Pilgrims and Pioneers: The Growth of Orthodox Christianity in 20th Century America sponsored by The Society for Orthodox Ch...
FOCUS North America ~ Tackle Poverty
I have written before about FOCUS North America. This is a great program that helps alleviate some of the suffering of poor Americans. Our Community...