The Mystery of the Manger
One of the ways that we can prepare for the upcoming feast of our Lord’s Nativity is through pondering the hymns of the feast. When we...
“The Entry of the Theotokos”
Friends, the following is from a homily of St Gregory Palamas on the feast ofthe Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple, which we...
The Cave Of The Heart
Friends, in the spirit of the season, I am reposting this piece from a previous O3 as a preparation for the beginning of the Nativity...
“On the Saints”
In the Orthodoxy 101 class over the next few weeks we will be discussing the saints. The following words are from an Introduction to...
“The Gathering”
I probably don't remember nearly as much from science class as I should. But one lesson from junior high sticks with me. You probably...
“Mystical Marriage”
At an Orthodox wedding we read St Paul’s words of instruction, specifically to husbands regarding their wives: "Husbands love your wives...
“Life according to the Gospels”
St Ignatius Brianchaninov was one of the great Russian spiritual writers of the nineteenth century. Giving up a promising career as a...
“I am a jealous God.”
We are all familiar, at least in general, with the Ten Commandments: Thou shalt not steal, kill, lie, etc. But I wonder how many of us...
Tradition
In keeping with the theme of this past week’s Orthodoxy 101 class I thought I might share some words with you from one of the great...
“Knowing God by the Holy Spirit”
The last few hundred years have witnessed remarkable and far-reaching advances in science and technology. The very fact that I am writing...
