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What Is It To Be A “Former” Priest

July 19, 2016 Filed under: 7 Comments

Interviewed by Alexander Vygovskyy For obvious reasons, we do not use real names and places, so as not to repeatedly "rub salt in the wound" in the soul of a man who has lost the honor of being a priest and serving the altar. So, our source — Alexander, is now just Alexander ... Let us need the w … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, General, Priest Tagged With: priest

Podcast episode #9: The Context of Discernment for the Priesthood

July 17, 2016 Filed under: 2 Comments

After making a plea for keeping ecclesial politics subordinated to our Unity and Love for one another, Fr. Anthony makes a case for the priesthood being one of many options for those desiring to serve God and His Church. He also spends time introducing a book on vocations that the founder of the … [Read more...]

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Discerning Your Vocation to the Priesthood Ebook Now Available

July 7, 2016 Filed under: Leave a Comment

The Calling. Those of us who are clergy know it and know how relentless and ephemeral it can be sometimes. Discerning a Vocation to Holy Orders (Deacon, Priest, or Bishop) is not something to be taken lightly, or under one's own initiative. This guide, originally made available during the "You're On … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General, Priest, Vocation Tagged With: deacon, Diaconate, priest, Priesthood, Vocation

Do Clothes Make the Man? Keeping the Cassock

June 24, 2016 Filed under: 3 Comments

by Metropolitan Hierotheos of Nafpaktos (The cassock) has a history connected with sacrifices, struggles, tears and blood. … To clergy the cassock reminds them that they are spiritual physicians and not just social workers. The life of the cleric is sacrificial, an ongoing offering that requires t … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bishop, Deacon, General, Priest Tagged With: cassocks

Abbot Tryphon – graceful love (not therapy) is needed

June 11, 2016 Filed under: Leave a Comment

Self-Appointed Therapists: When correcting others becomes a form of abuse Abbot Tryphon in The Morning Offering (11 June 2016) When focusing on the sins of others, we set for ourselves the mission of correcting them. We see ourselves as called to help this poor, unfortunate one by pointing out th … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, General, Pastoral Tagged With: judgment, therapy, Tryphon

A Case Study in Church Division – and repentance

June 4, 2016 Filed under: 1 Comment

This article, "The Widowmaker Repents", recently appeared in my Facebook Newsfeed.  It's a couple years old, but still well worth the read. One of the challenges of Orthodoxy in America is that so many of our parishes were founded out of schism.  Whether the split was from Rome (as is the c … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, General, Priest Tagged With: division, healing, priest-killers

GGWB Podcast – Facebook Page

June 3, 2016 Filed under: Leave a Comment

The Good Guys Wear Black Podcast now has a Facebook Page.  I'll post episodes (and other interesting things) there. … [Read more...]

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