Tag: Pastoral Blogging

Each time we gather for worship it is an act of Thanksgiving.  We remember all that God has done for us, and for us Christians, that includes the giving of His ...

Well this is what I get for not looking ahead to what the topic of the 40 Days of Pastoral Blogging would be for today.  I have previously written on Vestments ...

It is part of the history of America that one of the founding fathers liked the Turkey over the Bald Eagle as the symbol of the America.  I find this a very int...

Today, in the 40 Days of Pastoral Blogging, is bloggers choice.  This is a day that Fr. John has given us to write about whatever we want, sort of freestyle if ...

Each of the days during Advent Fr. John Peck is giving us words or concepts to blog about as part of the 40 Days of Pastoral Blogging exercise.  This is day nin...

If you have been reading these pages for any period of time you will know that my parish St. Michael Orthodox Church in Southbridge Massachusetts provides a fre...

St. Paul’s Letter to the Hebrews 9:1-7 BRETHREN, the first covenant had regulations for worship and an earthly sanctuary. For a tent was prepared, the out...

These words come from the Prophetic Words of Isaiah and describe the worship of all believers in the Heavenly places.  This is also one of the verses that influ...

I think it goes without saying that St. Paul is one of the greatest missionary figures of the New Testament.  In fact, most of the Epistle writings are those of...

Why do we desire to rush the holiday season?  It seems that no sooner is Halloween over that the Christmas decorations start to appear in the stores.  I noticed...