Fr. Thomas Hopko – From Shadow to Reality
Fr. Tom Hopko was the guest lecturer at Wheaton College’s Center for Early Christian Studies on March 22, 2012. He spoke on the roots of Christian worship from an Orthodox …
On the Education of our Children
1902, San Francisco, Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral WE Desire to tell you of some thing, which is of the utmost importance. We find it necessary, unfortunately, to repeat in a …
Nothing by Whim
Fr. Paul Jannakos “We must force ourselves to do good.” St. Seraphim of Sarov. Orthodox Christians do very little by whim. This is not to say that there is no …
LET US PRAY TO THE LORD
By + V. Rev. Mother Benedicta – Abbess of Holy Dormition Monastery, Rives Junction, MI The work of the inner man. Prayer is the work of the inner man; it …
The Sower
A word of warning. A word of hope. These two words best characterize the parable of the sower from his morning’s gospel. First, there’s a warning, because the question that …
Sacred Moments & The Kingdom of God – On the Parable of the Wedding Banquet
The parable read for us today from St. Luke’s gospel shows that those originally invited to the banquet of God’s kingdom were unworthy of it because they thought so little …
THE ORTHODOX APPROACH TO MISSION: TRANSFORMING THE HEART OF THE WORLD
It is a joy for me to be giving what amounts to the first ‘formal’ lecture of this blessed conference, in which our whole aim is to explore mission and …