Reflections in Christ

Brothers and sisters in Christ, I will be serving from Holy Thursday through Pascha at the women’s Monastery…

As we approach the final days of Great Lent, I would like to turn my attention to a theme that surfaces often in my teaching and…

Acts 16:6-10: Divine Guidance and Decision-making 6 And they went through the region of Phry′gia and Galatia…

Acts 16:1-5 And he [Paul] came also to Derbe and to Lystra. A disciple…

Father Thomas Hopko: memory eternal! Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let…

It is easy looking back at Saint Basil and his patristic compatriots from such a distance to forget that they too…

Father Thomas Hopko: Memory Eternal! When word of Father Tom’s repose came during the Holy Synod meeting this…

In the Orthodox Church, the Cross and Resurrection of the Lord are bound together in a unified mystery, though they remain…

It is easy to miss the significance of the Great Litany.  It comes so early in the Divine Liturgy, immediately after the…

Acts 15:36-41 “A Sharp Contention” 36 And after some days Paul said to Barnabas, “Come, let…