10 Tips for Stress Control
As people, we are under more and more stress each and every day and that stress is not good for us. Stress can, and will, affect us physically and spiritually ...
As people, we are under more and more stress each and every day and that stress is not good for us. Stress can, and will, affect us physically and spiritually ...
The last of the preparatory Sundays in the Orthodox Church is the Sunday of Forgiveness. This is the Sunday that we call to mind the expulsion of our first par...
In the Orthodox Church, the first day of Great Lent falls on a Monday and is called Clean Monday. This is the day that the fast begins in earnest, and the jour...
As you can imagine, I get involved in many conversations relating to religion, life, and death. More often than not the conversation turns to how we will be ju...
I had to travel to Boston on Ash Wednesday to conduct some business, and while I was walking around the snowbound city I noticed all of the people with ashes on...
The weeks prior to the start of Great Lent are all about preparing us for what is to come. I always like to say that in the Orthodox Church we prepare to prepa...
The entirety of the spiritual life is based upon our desire to change our lives. Maybe this comes after a tragic event in our lives or a realization that we ca...
In a recent column I wrote about the need for all of us to find forgiveness and reconciliation in our lives. It is my sincere belief that this is central to ou...
Emily A. Pattee MSW, LCSW Hospice Social Worker/Bereavement Coordinator Holy Trinity Hospice For many of us the holidays are a time of celebration, joy, and fun...
You may think this odd that I have been a priest for 10 years and never preached a Children’s sermon before this, but it is true. My parish really never had ch...