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Work & The Priesthood

September 2, 2011 Filed under: 2 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Featured, Preparation, Priest, Vocation Tagged With: Priesthood, Steve Robinson, work

St. Gregory Palamas’ Prayer for Priests

August 31, 2011 Filed under: Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Priest Tagged With: Fr. Peter Preble, prayer, priest

Prayer For Knowledge Of God And Love For Him

August 29, 2011 Filed under: Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Preparation Tagged With: knowledge of God, Love, prayer, St. Isaac the Syrian

The Diaconate in the Church Today

August 27, 2011 Filed under: Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Deacon, Vocation Tagged With: Acts of the Apostles, deacon, Diaconate, Eucharist, Metropolitan Saba Esper

Refresher for the Orthodox Pastor

August 26, 2011 Filed under: Leave a Comment

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 f … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Pastoral Tagged With: Metropolitan Philaret Voznesensky, Orthodox, pastor, refresher, Russian

When You Don’t Know What To Do

August 25, 2011 Filed under: 1 Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Bishop, Deacon, Featured, General, Pastoral, Priest, Vocation Tagged With: Dcn. Michael Hyatt, decision

The Mission of Bishops: To Preach The Gospel

August 22, 2011 Filed under: Leave a Comment

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 f … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bishop, Featured, Vocation Tagged With: Bishops, Dr. Bradley Nassif, Gospel, Orthodox, preach

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