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The Problem of “Young Elders” in the post-Soviet Russian Orthodox Church

January 24, 2017 Filed under: 1 Comment

The problem of "young elders" is not limited to the Post-Soviet Church.  There, the problem was partly a consequence of the need to provide priests to serve all the new parishes etc. as the Russian Orthodox Church recovered from the collapse of the Soviet Union.  However, the combination of a h … [Read more...]

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Ordination to the Diaconate: St. Petersburg Theological Academy

January 20, 2017 Filed under: 2 Comments

Another video from the St. Petersburg Theological Academy, this time a video edited to 10 minutes, the ordination of a subdeacon to the order of deacon. Another visual and musical feast, and worth the time to enjoy!   Ordination to the Diaconate: St. Petersburg Theological Academy … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Deacon Tagged With: deacon, ordination, St. Petersburg Theological Academy

Ordination to the Priesthood: St. Petersburg Theological Academy

January 18, 2017 Filed under: Leave a Comment

This video of a deacon being ordained to the Holy Priesthood was taken on October 18, 2015, on the 20th Sunday after Pentecost, in St. Petersburg Theological Academy in Russia. It's a visual and musical feast to behold, so be attentive as it has been edited for time. A beautiful video! E … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Deacon, Featured, General, Priest, Seminary Tagged With: deacon, ordination, priest, St. Petersburg Theological Academy

Which Professions Are Incompatible With The Priesthood?

January 17, 2017 Filed under: 18 Comments

All dioceses of the Russian Church will soon be receiving the document “Professions compatible and incompatible with the priesthood,” intended for broad discussion, writes the Church’s official site. The draft document was created by order of an inter-council commission dated January 28, 2015. To … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Leadership, Priest, Tentmaking Tagged With: Church, incompatible. priesthood, Orthodox, professions, Russian

How to Get Competent Musical Leaders (Benedict Sheehan)

January 10, 2017 Filed under: 1 Comment

Addressing the Crisis:  Part II of the Musical Culture in Crisis series. Benedict Sheehan, The Music Stand (Ancient Faith Blogs) 06 January 2016 Orthodox church music in America is collapsing. What can we do? The first step is simply to recognize that a collapse is taking place. However, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, General, Pastoral, Preparation, Seminary, Vocation Tagged With: liturgical music, Sheehan

Episode 20: Priest – Know Thyself (an interview w/ Fr. Gregory Jensen)

January 9, 2017 Filed under: Leave a Comment

"Know Thyself" by Fr. Anthony Perkins Good Guys Wear Black (AFR Podcast) Fr. Anthony interviews Fr. Gregory Jensen about the need for priests to know themselves.   … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Pastoral, podcast, Priest, Vocation Tagged With: Fr. Gregory Jensen

Episode 19: Advice on Chanting … for Priests

January 5, 2017 Filed under: Leave a Comment

Advice on Chanting - for Priests  (Ancient Faith Radio) Fr. Anthony Perkins, 05 January 2017 In this episode, Fr. Anthony shares some advice on how to build a good relationship with choir directors and chanters, talks about the need to have and work towards a vision of parish worship, and e … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General, Pastoral, podcast, Vocation Tagged With: chanting, director, Liturgy, music

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