On This Day
Each year, as we approach the anniversary of the events of September 11, 2001, I always debate with myself on whether or not to write something about that day. ...
Tag: Ramblings
Theotokos our Mother and our Model
As an Orthodox Christian, I have a deep devotion to the Mother of God. The Theotokos takes a prominent place in our Churches and also in our spiritual life. H...
Acts of God
Over the weekend it was announced that the extremely large Ponderosa fire, presently burning in California, was coming very close to the Monastery of St. John o...
Preparing for Battle
Today is a sad day in America for on this day the religious liberty that we have cherished for low these many years has come to an end, for now anyway. Today is...
Being a Christian is not Easy
Being a Christian is not easy. It was not easy 2,000 years ago and it is not easy today. Jesus told us in the Gospel of John to remember that the world hated ...
Memory Eternal Fr. Peter Gillquist
In 1989, Fr. Peter Gillquist released a book with the simple title “Becoming Orthodox.” I wonder if he knew at that time what an impact that book would have on...
Bullies on the Bus
By now I am sure you have seen or heard about, the video that has been going around the internet of Karen Klien, the 68 year old bus monitor from Greece, New Yo...
Wellesley High School Graduation: You Are Not Special
This video has gone viral and it is worth the twelve or so minutes it takes to watch. But don’t just watch listen to his message.
One Year Ago Today
Wednesday, June 1, 2011 started just like any other day in Central Massachusetts. People woke up and readied themselves for the day that was about to unfo...
Memorial Day
In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid...