by St. Macarius of Jerusalem And how are the (hierarchical) orders of the holy Church regulated? Let overseers at established posts be given authority to guide into goodness those for whose supervision they have been called. And let those receiving (guidance) from them be not puffed up with … [Read more...]
Procedure To Become A Priest
From the OCA Website Dear Father, I am a twelve year old an I wish to be a priest. I was wondering if perhaps you could tell me a procedure which would help me do so. Thank you for writing, and I was happy to hear that you are interested in becoming a priest!! In order to become a priest, … [Read more...]
Priestly Attire
by a Priest of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad. With no judgment on clergy who do not follow these injunctions, I have always found that dressing appropriately as an Orthodox priest was also a great mission and outreach tool. The opportunities it presents are without equal. In issue no. 6 … [Read more...]
D.Min. Questions and Answers with Fr. Sergius Halvorsen
by Fr. John A. Peck Some time ago, I contacted Fr. John Behr at St Vladimir Seminary to ask about the dormant D.Min. program, and to inquire about the possibility of renewing it, maybe for a homiletics program, to which he responded, "It's not dormant, it was terminated some time ago!" How happy I … [Read more...]
Read This Before You Think About Seminary…
by Fr. George Aquaro I’ve known a lot of men who have deeply yearned to go to seminary. They can all describe in great detail how they felt ‘called’ to become priests, something they sometimes also refer to as ‘ministry’ or ‘ordination to the Holy Priesthood.’ But as we all know, just because you … [Read more...]
Dealing With A Bishop
This short post from the Restless Pilgrim Blog shows why I love Orthodoxy - the Apostolic tradition of the Episcopacy! The Gospel this week (Luke 13:25-33) was all about what it means to follow Christ and to have Him as Lord over your life, in first place before anything or anyone. Doing this, as … [Read more...]
St. Vlad’s Offers D.Min. With Advanced Preaching Focus
Well, here it is. After discussions about the dormant D.Min. program at SVS and the need for more homiletics offerings, we now have something serious and available to us. This is on a cohort basis - it won't be available every year. Brothers, don't let this opportunity slide by. Tell Fr. Sergius … [Read more...]
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