A Reason for the Hope that is in Us
“Blessed are those who have not seen, and yet believe.” These words of Christ, spoken to Thomas and recorded in John…
Reflections in Christ
St. Thomas Sunday: Keeping the Joy of Pascha Alive
I am sure many of us experience what I have come to call the “post-Paschal funk.” We spend long hours in church during the…
What Kind of Fire?
The image of fire appears frequently in the Orthodox Church’s prayers and teachings concerning our eternal destiny as…
The Last Judgment
Knowing the commandments of the Lord, let this be our way of life: let us feed the hungry, let us give the thirsty drink. Let us clothe…
The Prodigal Son: Re-Centering Until Our Last Breath
“God requires of us to go on repenting until our last breath” [Saint Isaias the Solitary]. ...
A Zacchaeus Moment
“For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost” [Luke 19:10]. At this Sunday’s eucharistic Liturgy, we will hear…
In the Beginning: Lessons from Genesis
The first thing one must do before reading a book is to recognize from which library shelf it came—that is, its literary genre. For…
Two Statements on the “Sanctity of Life”
This Sunday—January 20, 2019—is “Sanctity of Life Sunday” within…
(Another) Merry Hipster Christmas!
The “Hipster Nativity Set” is (sadly) back in the news. A year or so ago, some enterprising entrepreneurs created this…