Reflections in Christ

by Metropolitan Tikhon

On Stewardship and the Chancery of the Orthodox Church in America

“In my booklet, Of What Life Do We Speak: Four Pillars for the Fulfillment of the Apostolic Work of the Church, I define the second pillar, stewardship, as the “application of our spiritual life to the realities of the fallen world” (page 31).  Stewardship often has to do with financial matters but it includes our care for other human beings,…

The Still Small Voice of God

My Beloved Brethren and Blessed Children in the Lord,

Christ is in our midst!

It seems fitting today to say a few words about the Prophet Elijah and the still small voice of God in our lives.

The Prophet Elijah, whose memory we celebrate today, lived in tumultuous times. The people of Israel had rejected God and turned to idols, and their…

On Creation and the Environment

by His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon

Today is Earth Day. As the focus of this day is mostly on the climate crisis, or connections between COVID-19 and climate change, we wonder, where is the Creator, where is Jesus Christ, in all our talk about care of the Earth? In a brief reflection His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon helps us to refocus our hearts…