This message was a central focus of our recent clergy retreat. It is fascinating to see in my own life how easy it is to forget the basic and fundamental…
A recent article in Psychology Today said that "Sleep loss from worry was at its highest during the ages 35-55. During the period of 55-60, worry began to decline as…
Several years ago there was a TV show on called "Allie McBeal." Long story short, the show was about a young woman who was a lawyer in Boston and the…
I love this quote from St. John Chrysostom: "Upon leaving the house one should without fail say, 'I renounce thee, Satan, thy pomp and service, and I enter into Thy…
Every time I think of the Super Bowl commercials, the one I remember most is Mean Joe Green and the little fan meeting each other as the great Pittsburgh Steeler…
There's one sure way for any politician to get an applause line in a stump speech. All he or she has to do is say "I support our troops!" And…
Today is the feast of the Three Hierarchs, St. Basil the Great, St. Gregory the Theologian, and St. John Chrysostom, the great 4th century preacher in Constantinople.
Each year this feast…
Where the Rubber Meets the Road
He's my brother. You know the song. Everytime I think about that song, it reminds me of a story I saw once about two brothers, one very healthy and one…
Yesterday our parish was blessed with a visit by our Metropolitan (our bishop). Metropolitan Alexios of Atlanta tries to visit all his communities through the year, which keeps him on…