May 15, 2014
Psalm 101
O Lord, I will sing to Your of mercy and judgment.
Psalm 101(100):1 (LXX) ...
Reflections in Christ
Mid-Pentecost: “Glistening with splendor!”
Today finds us at the exact midpoint of the sacred 50-day period between the Feasts of Pascha and Pentecost. So, this 25th day is called, simply, Midfeast…
May 14, 2014
Psalm 100
Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing! ...
May 13, 2014
Psalm 99
Extol the Lord our God; worship at His footstool, for it is holy! The Lord reigns…
The Paralytic and the Pool
One wonders sometimes about why the Gospel story of the healing of the paralytic was chosen for the Paschal season. One understands why the stories of Thomas and…
May 9, 2014
Psalm 98
O sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things!
(Psalm 98:1)
We as Orthodox are committed to upholding, defending and passing on the Tradition. Indeed, the words “new” and “innovation” are often used as warning labels. So it’s striking to me how often the scriptures speak of God doing something new.
St Jerome in commenting on this psalm says that what is most new in God’s work is His entry into history as the Savior, crucified and risen…
Proclaiming the risen Lord in our time
“And when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour” [Mark 15:33]. ...
May 8, 2014
Psalm 97: “When the Land was Restored”
Light dawns for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart.
Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous…
May 7, 2014
Saint Alexis Toth: Confessor and Defender of Orthodoxy in North America
I was at the canonization of Saint Alexis during Memorial Day weekend in 1994 at Saint Tikhon’s Monastery. Along with scores of priests taking…
May 6, 2014
Psalm 96
Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice
(Psalm 96:11) ...