by Steve Robinson You know him as Steve the Builder, or the host of Our Life In Christ, the very popular radio program on Ancient Faith Radio (where he and Bill Gould are referred to as the Orthodox 'Klik and Klak.' Steve Robinson is a reader at St. John the Theologian Orthodox Church in Tempe, … [Read more...]
St. Gregory Palamas’ Prayer for Priests
From the blog of Fr. Peter Preble, who is one of my favorite blogging priests. How often do we pray for our priests? I have a group of folks who pray for me each day. Being a priest is not easy, especially these days, and we can use all the prayer we can get. St. Gregory Palamas wrote this prayer … [Read more...]
Prayer For Knowledge Of God And Love For Him
by St. Isaac the Syrian "Make me worthy, O Lord, to know and love Thee, not with knowledge from the exercise of a scattered nous; but make me worthy of that knowledge whereby, beholding Thee, the nous glorifies Thy nature, in divine vision which robs the mind of awareness of the world. … [Read more...]
The Diaconate in the Church Today
by Metropolitan SABA Esper The diaconate, from its inception, has had a clear and definite ministry. With the increase in the number of the faithful, the apostles, after Pentecost, found themselves involved in the application of faith within the domain of the new gathering, especially in the … [Read more...]
Refresher for the Orthodox Pastor
By Metropolitan Philaret (Voznesensky) Originally entitled "Refresher for a Russian Orthodox Pastor" 1. Having accepted the grace of ordination, bear in mind of what a gift and of what mercy the Lord has found you worthy – and what responsibility you now bear. A priest is an apostle to his … [Read more...]
When You Don’t Know What To Do
by Dcn. Michael Hyatt Early in my career, I was the marketing director for a book publishing company. Because of my workload and the on-going pressure to produce results, I felt overwhelmed. I was certain that it was only a matter of time before my boss discovered that I was in over my head. This … [Read more...]
The Mission of Bishops: To Preach The Gospel
by Bradley Nassif, Ph.D. Originally titled “The Apostolic Mission of Bishops: A Short Reflection, the purpose of this brief, and incomplete, reflection is to focus on the centrality of the gospel in the ministry of a bishop. It is not intended to promote a partisan perspective on any issue … [Read more...]
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