Loving the Sinner
The concept of loving the sinner while hating the sin has fallen upon hard times. Fallen man finds it very difficult to hold…
Reflections in Christ
Advice to the Confused
I suppose that most pastors have had the experience of a young parishioner approaching them privately and confiding in them their…
Notes from Undergrad Halls: On Nihilism, Mysticism and Genuine Christianity
I was pleasantly surprised - if not startled - on my first day back to XU for the Fall semester this past Monday. As I approached…
Do We Really Need Deacons?
Recently I overheard a conversation about deacons and someone opined that if there were no deacons…
I Wonder Where the Lions Are?
These past days have seen the departure from our midst of two men who have justly been described as “lions of the OCA”...
A Floating Axe-head
It is very easy to miss the story of the floating axe-head. Indeed, a book containing stories in 2 Kings…
The Ascension: The Meaning and the Fullness of Christ’s Resurrection
“I ascend unto My Father, and your Father, and to my God, and Your God” (John 20:17). Today is the…
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…
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…