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 f … [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...]
The Fine Line Between Working Hard and Letting Go
by Michael Hyatt Some of my favorite memories of growing up are building model airplanes with my dad. I remember him showing me how to assemble, sand, and paint them. I think back on how proud I always was when we finished a project together. On one occasion, I remember struggling to get two parts … [Read more...]
“I Think I’m Burned Out”
by Fr. John Bakas Conversations I received over many years, similar to the ones in this article, led to me attempt to offer some of my suffering brothers some hope, in writing "The Orthodox Church of Tomorrow." Some things are universal. Please pray for your priest, whoever he is, whether you … [Read more...]
Work and the Meaningful Life: Part 2
by Fr. Gregory Jensen In my last post (here), I talked about the search for a meaningful life. The argument I made is that together with marriage and family life, work is the natural context for meaning. Unfortunately many clergy frequently undervalue or dismiss work as valuable for the spiritual … [Read more...]
Work and the Meaningful Life: Part 1
by Fr. Gregory Jensen Frequently I talk to men who envy me for being an Orthodox priest ). While many of those I speak with are Christian of one sort or another, it isn’t uncommon for me to have the same type of conversation with those who aren’t religious believers. In part I think the conv … [Read more...]
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