Rudeness, a National Disgrace
Battles are not won by employing the same tactics that our enemy uses; battles are won by taking and holding the high ground.
Peter Preble
Faith • Grief • History • Hope
Peter Preble
Faith • Grief • History • Hope
Tag Morality
Reclaiming Jesus: Taking Christianity Back
At some point in history, the Christian church decided that it was going to surrender its theology to the fringe, and by fringe, I do not just mean those on the right but also those on the left. Those on…
Orthodoxy and Marriage
Please forgive my imperfect words. I have struggled to write this. I have gone between not writing something and writing something and just what to write. I have started and stopped many times over the last twenty-four hours and my…
The Super Bowl and Morality
In my last post, I wrote about my favorite commercial from the Super Bowl, And God Made a Farmer. However, there were some pretty disturbing commercials as well as the entire half time show that I think needs to be…
Physician Assisted Suicide And The Orthodox Church
Below is a letter from Metropolitan Methodios concerning physician assisted suicide and the upcoming ballot question no. 2 here in Massachusetts. We thank his Eminence for his leadership on this issue! To the Faithful of the Metropolis of Boston Brethren,…
Education and Morality
There is a common narrative that tells us the better educated one is, the better decisions one will make in life. I think there was a time that was more true than not, but it is looking like that simply…
Moral Courage
By Fr. George Morelli A message from the President of Society of St. John Chrysostom —Western Region(www.lightoftheeast.org) Members of the Society of St. John Chrysostom, in fact those baptized into any of the Apostolic Churches, have a very important responsibility…
How do we Change the World?
This past week I had somewhat of a revelation or an epiphany or something of the sort. In my preparation for the sermon that I was going to preach this past Sunday, I came to the realization that Jesus, during…
On those Orthodox who Support Abortion and Homosexuality
“In Orthodoxy, communicants in the sacramental mysteries are not only obliged to be steadfast in the Christian faith and perpetually repentant over their failures, they are also obliged to take full responsibility for the Church’s teachings and practices, and to…
Acton Institute Day 2 (Long Post)
It’s almost 9:00 p.m. and the end of a very long day here at the Acton Institute. Long day but a great day. The day began with a wonderful discussion over breakfast with a couple of Orthodox priests, a Roman…