One Nation Under God
In 1892 Baptist Minister and Christian Socialist Francis Bellamy wrote the pledge of allegiance. It was first released in a children’s magazine and ...
Tag: Spirituality
Christianity Should Not Change With The Times
Letter By St. Theophan the Recluse December 29, 1863 Sunday after Christ’s Birth It reached my ears that, as it seems, you consider my sermons very strict...
Spiritual Fatherhood in the Orthodox Church
Over the last few years and very important aspect of my ministry has evolved that of spiritual fatherhood. Although each pastor of an Orthodox parish is the spi...
Listening to the Heartbeat of God
On September 26th the Orthodox Church commemorates the Repose of St. John the Apostle, Evangelist and Theologian. St. John was the Son of Salome the Myrrh-beare...
Humility
I am in the second week of an adult education program here at the church on prayer. We are using the book, Beginning to Pray by Archbishop Anthony Bloom. This i...
Seek God Above All
Imagine that there is nothing else in front of your eyes – as though you were not among mankind – because you are seeing nothing else but God, for G...
Sermon ~ 9th Sunday after Pentecost
Matthew 14:22-34 At that time, Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. And after he had d...
Spiritual Fatherhood
A very interesting discussion was taking place yesterday on Facebook. I posted several things from the conference, one liners if you will, and it sparked a mini...
Orthodox-Catholic Consultation Examines Steps to Unity
NEW YORK CITY – The North American Orthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation continued work on a new agreed statement during its meeting at Hellenic Coll...
Great and Holy Wednesday
Two women – say the more discerning interpreters of the Gospel – anointed the Lord with myrrh; the one, a long time before His Passion; the other, a...