Tag Priesthood

With the resignation of Pope Benedict earlier this month, traditional media and social media have been a buzz with thoughts about a reformer Pope who will change the Church.  Well, I don’t think the change people want will happen regardless…

It has been eight and a half years since my ordination to the priesthood.  I can still remember that day like it was yesterday although it seems like a blur.  The ordination took place at the Congress of our Archdiocese…

This is the fourth essay on the subject of priestly formation. Priestly Formation ~ Part 1 Priestly Formation ~ Part 2 Priestly Formation ~ Part 3 In the past three essays I have concentrated on the job of the seminary…

In my last essay, I wrote some thoughts about the formation of Orthodox clergy in the 21st century.  One aspect of that formation is the relationship of the seminarian, and then the priest, to a spiritual father.  I believe that…

This is the first of what I hope to be a series of essays on the topic of priestly formation.  This is a topic that I believe needs some serious study in the Orthodox Church in the 21st century. Recently,…