The Patron Saint of What?
“He who dwells in peace collects spiritual gifts as it were with a scoop, and he sheds the light of knowledge on others.” - St. Seraphim of Sarov…
Reflections in Christ
St. Basil the Great Polemicist
It is easy looking back at St. Basil and his patristic compatriots from such a distance to forget that they too lived in times of struggle and…
The Lord’s Prayer: “Give Us This Day our Daily Bread”
We continue with our examination of the Lord’s Prayer, and come now to the petition, “Give us today our daily bread”. One might be…
The Lord’s Prayer: “Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will be Done”
We continue with our examination of the Lord’s Prayer, and come now to the petition “Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven”...
The Lord’s Prayer: “Hallowed be Thy Name”
We continue in this series with our examination of the Lord’s Prayer phrase by phrase, using Matthew’s version of the Prayer. We turn now to…
The Lord’s Prayer: “Our Father who art in heaven”
We continue this series examining the Lord’s Prayer phrase by phrase, using Matthew’s version of the Prayer rather than Luke’s. We will…
The Lord’s Prayer: Introduction
The Feast of the Entrance and the Protoevangelium of James
Much of the hymnography adorning our Feast of the Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple causes the raising of eyebrows—talk about Mary being…
Forgetfulness (of God) is Foolishness
I regretted passing over the Lord’s parable appointed to be read at the Divine Liturgy yesterday. Yet at the same time, I wanted to bring…
The Authority of the Fathers
We Orthodox are fond of referring to the Church Fathers as authorities within the Church. When faced with a new or controversial issue, an…