It seems we humans have an ingrained "love" of fighting, defending ourselves, and drama. We are really good at it. Just look at the conflicts that are raging today in…
I love a line from the Paraklesis to our parish saints, Sts. Raphael, Nicholas, and Irene: "We entreat you, O Martyr of Christ, who with Nicholas and Irene for His…
It took me a long time to finally get my mind and heart around the profound difference between wisdom and legislation. For most of my life, I spent most of…
"...of the holy and righteous ancestors of God Joachim and Anna..." At every liturgy, at the end of every prayer service, the priest remembers the grandparents of Jesus, the parents…
It’s just who I am. I remember my time at an Evangelical Protestant school for my undergraduate degree, and the 2 years of homiletical (how to give a sermon). It…
There is a story about a great man. He had searched the world over for wisdom. He had gone to gurus and sought out great religious leaders and learned philosophers.…
"Shove me into shallow waters, before I get too deep." This was a popular song in the 1980s espousing the "virtue" of shallow living. "I don't want to get too…
“Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders?” You can almost hear the sneer in this question to Jesus in the passage for today! And, frankly, it’s a…
I know it is a bit “old-fashioned” and it may be hard for those of this generation to understand, but the timeless message of the Faith is that we are…
Listen to this quote from Fr. Alexander Schmemann, of blessed memory, "Man was created priest of the world, the one who offers the world to God in a sacrifice of…