Sermon at Sunday of Orthodoxy Vespers
Today, as we celebrate the Sunday of Orthodoxy, we are reminded of the fundamental truth of the Orthodox Christian faith. Note that I did not say fundamental truths. ...
Reflections in Christ
Angels: A Long Development
In order to fully understand angels in the Bible it helps to embrace a bit of temporary amnesia and forget most of what we know about angels. That is…
Homily on the Sunday of the Prodigal Son
Today, my beloved children in the Lord, we have heard the beautiful parable of the Prodigal Son, a parable which the Holy Fathers have called a…
Remarks after the Divine Liturgy on the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee
Today we have heard the seemingly straightforward but spiritually powerful parable of the Publican and the Pharisee. On the surface, the parable simply describes two…
Greetings at the Conclusion of Divine Liturgy on the Feast of the Three Hierarchs
I offer my paternal congratulations to you, Father Chad, and also to all the faculty, staff, students, and other members of the seminary community, on this patronal feast…
A Christianity of the Catacombs
I begin with a quote from an article that is almost 60 years old, but which has lost none of its timeliness: “Since the Byzantine era, Orthodoxy was always brought…”
Welcoming Remarks to Guests after the Divine Liturgy, Celebrated Prior to the March for Life 2022
By the grace of God, we have assembled this morning to celebrate the Divine Liturgy, the source of all authentic life. We have gathered as…
The Church and Apocalypticism
Second Temple Judaism was a many-splendoured thing. That is, it included many different elements—so many elements in fact that some people talk not just of Judaism, but…
Snoopy’s Christmas: A Seasonal Meditation
Each year one of my favourite Christmas songs is an old novelty song called Snoopy’s Christmas, released in 1967 by the Royal Guardsmen as…