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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

Congregations Gone Wild

August 21, 2011 Filed under: 4 Comments

by G. Jeffrey MacDonald The American clergy is suffering from burnout, several new studies show. And part of the problem, as researchers have observed, is that pastors work too much. Many of them need vacations, it’s true. But there’s a more fundamental problem that no amount of rest and relaxation … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, News, Preaching, Preparation Tagged With: burnout, clergy, G. Jeffrey MacDonald, sermon, Vocation

What To Do About A Bad Priest

August 18, 2011 Filed under: 10 Comments

From The Letters of St. Theophan the Recluse Question: “We had a good priest; but he was transferred to another parish. In his place came another, who is a grief to the soul. In his serving the services, he is careless and hurried; when conversations occur, he talks only about trivial things; if he … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Priest Tagged With: bad, priest, St. Theophan the Recluse

Clergy Burnout: A Continuing Problem

August 17, 2011 Filed under: 1 Comment

Taking a Break From the Lord’s Work By Paul Vitello The findings have surfaced with ominous regularity over the last few years, and with little notice: Members of the clergy now suffer from obesity, hypertension and depression at rates higher than most Americans. In the last decade, their use of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General, Pastoral Tagged With: burnout, clergy

“A Priest’s Chief Joy is That He is a Priest”

August 16, 2011 Filed under: 3 Comments

While I do not personally agree with some of this priest's statements ("The Church should always come first, even before one's family"), this interview offers an otherwise intimate look at the life of the priest, and the Orthodox priesthood. In recent months, Russian media outlets have given much … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Priest, Vocation Tagged With: Fr. Alexander Antchoutine, Orthodox, priest, Priesthood, ROCOR

Homily 88

August 14, 2011 Filed under: Leave a Comment

by St. John Chrysostom In featuring this homily of the Goldenmouth, we are reminding all those who wonder if they really have a calling that the answer to that question is contained already in the Gospel according to St. John, Chapter 21, starting with verse 15. Read. Answer. Act. "So when … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bishop, Deacon, Featured, Preaching, Priest Tagged With: Gospel, John, Peter, St. John Chrysostom

What Do I Say To My Priest?

August 12, 2011 Filed under: Leave a Comment

So you've decided that you are actually considering the priesthood or the diaconate. What next? The next step, of course, is to talk to your priest. But what do you say? I'd recommend starting by asking him to lunch or to sit down in a relaxing environment for an hour or so. Tell him, briefly, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Preparation, Seminary, Vocation Tagged With: discern, Priesthood, Vocation

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