Making Sense of it All
Monday will be one week since the terrorist attacks on the Boston Marathon. The city still bears the scars of that attack as do her people. Like many, I have ...
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“I Don’t Know How to Feel”
I have been trying to write this essay since the events of the bombing on Monday at the Boston Marathon. I had the honor of bringing the healing ministry of th...
Boston Marathon
I started to write this last night but decided it was better to wait. A raw emotional state is never a good place to write from and I needed time to process th...
The Date of Easter
Unless you live under a rock you know that today is the Western World it is Easter. The Orthodox are celebrating Easter a little latter this year, May 5th. So...
Why Do I Care?
This question was put to me on Facebook yesterday as I was making comments about the Papal election presently underway in Rome. Why do I, as an Orthodox Christ...
Pope Benedict XVI to Resign
The Vatican has announced that Pope Benedict will resign on February 28th. This is the first time in more than 500 years. The text of the announcement is belo...
On the 29th Anniversary of the Death of Fr. Alexander Schmemann
SYOSSET, NY [OCA] Thursday, December 13, 2012, the Feast of Saint Herman of Alaska, marks the 29th anniversary of the repose of Protopresbyter Alexander Schmema...
Concerning the Future
It is difficult to see from one day to the next what the future will hold for us. For me, I have confidence in God that if I listen to His word then I will wal...
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 ...
Metropolitan Hilarion’s greeting to the Synod of Bishops of the Roman Catholic Church
Your Holiness, Your Eminences and Excellencies: May I address you on behalf of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and the Russian Orthodox C...