Good Works or Bad Works
This past Sunday, the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost, the Epistle reading comes from St. Paul’s letter to the Ephesians chapter 2. In this chapter St. Paul writes...
Tag: Ministry
IOCC Aid Helps Newly Displaced Families In Syria
Baltimore, MD (IOCC) — Throngs of displaced Syrians crowd before the gates of an Orthodox church in the coastal governorate of Tartous, awaiting their turns to ...
The Blessing of the Harvest
Each year the Orthodox Church celebrates the Feast of the Transfiguration of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ. The fest celebrates the time when Jesus clim...
The Absolution at Gettysburg
One Hundred and Fifty years ago, two great armies were marching toward the small Pennsylvania town of Gettysburg. The inhabitants of this small town numbered o...
We Need to Rethink Our Approach to Poverty in America
Recently, St. Vladimir’s Seminary and the Acton Institute teamed up to offer a conference on Poverty in the United States. The recordings of the sessions are a...
Storm Season Serves As Reminder To Prepare For Emergencies
Recent weather-related tragedies across the U.S. including floods triggered by tornadoes and violent storms in the Midwest, wildfires in California, and the ons...
The Role of Fathers
I count myself as very lucky, I had a dad who was, and is, a great role model of what it means to be a man but also a dad. My brothers and I grew up in a house...
Orthodoxy and Orthopraxis
I am not one to compare my particular Church (or denomination if you will) with any of the others. I believe that one should simply speak about what he believe...
When a Church Closes
It is always sad when a church closes. The final service in the Church is filled with tears and memories and when the doors close for the final time it seems l...
Frequency of Confession
As the season of Great Lent begins to come to a close and we are looking ahead to Holy Week most Orthodox Christians start to think about their confession. Yes...