September 27, 2020 The Exaltation of the Lord’s Cross: The Mystery of Golgotha What are three centuries? With what can they be compared? That’s the amount of time that’s elapsed from Peter the Great up to our…
September 21, 2020 On the Twofold Ministry. Nativity of Most Holy Theotokos Luke 1: 39-49, 56 Luke 10: 38–42, 11: 27–28 At first glance, the Gospel read at the liturgy on almost all feasts of the…
August 28, 2020 Ascent to the Celestial Realm of the Most Pure One “The Angels, as they looked upon the Dormition of the Virgin, were struck with wonder, seeing how the Virgin went up from earth to…
August 27, 2020 The Falling Asleep of the Theotokos This feast is observed by Orthodox, Roman Catholics, and some traditional Protestants. Most Protestants ignore Mary’s death because they say it’s not in the Bible….
August 20, 2020 History of the Feast of Transfiguration On August 19, the Church celebrates the Transfiguration of the Lord. The event described in all the Gospel stories, except for the Gospel of…
August 19, 2020 Transfiguration of the Lord: the Joy that the Three Apostles Experienced Before His glorious Transfiguration, the Lord spoke to His disciples about His forthcoming suffering on the cross, and about the necessity for everyone to…
August 14, 2020 Sermon on the Eve of the Feast of the Procession of the Honorable Wood of the Life-Giving Cross of the Lord Again, at the onset of fasting, preparation for communion, repentance, and ascetic feats, the Cross of Christ is erected before us; and it makes…
June 9, 2020 Pentecost: The Most Dangerous Time of All People often tell me how beautiful the Lenten and Pascha services are. I’ve never once heard anybody say, “O Father, I so much enjoyed…
June 7, 2020 Simply Dying for Christ: On Pentecost Every great feast in the Orthodox Church witnesses directly and unequivocally to a miracle. The Day of the Holy Trinity witnesses to the miracle…
May 28, 2020 The Ascension: a Beginning, Not an Ending If one read the four Gospels as if they were four separate biographies of Jesus, one might be forgiven for thinking that the Ascension…
May 3, 2020 The Sunday of the Myrrhbearers – the Soul of the Home Dear Beloved, We are celebrating today the Third Sunday after Pascha in which we commemorate the brave myrrh-bearer women. Indeed brave because they were…
April 24, 2020 Why Is Easter Gospel Reading Not Related to Resurrection? The Prologue to the Gospel of John is read during the Easter Liturgy. It is a wonderful and theologically deep passage, but why is…
