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The 2016 Old Testament Challenge

September 13, 2016 Filed under: Leave a Comment

If you, like many who read this website, are discerning a vocation to the priesthood or the diaconate, I'd like to invite you to participate in the 2017 Preachers Institute Old Testament Challenge. It starts on Sept. 15th. There is still time to join up and get started! There are many good … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Deacon, General, Pastoral, Preparation, Priest Tagged With: 2016, Old Testament Challenge, preachers institute

GGWB Podcast #12: Slaying the Lazyathan

September 8, 2016 Filed under: Leave a Comment

Slaying the Lazyathan Good Guys Wear Black (AFR), 02 September 2016 Fr. Anthony Perkins In this episode, Fr. Anthony talks about the differences between Summer and Fall ministry, pokes some gentle fun at Enochian fundamentalists, and makes a plea for the intentional patterning of habits that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General Tagged With: GGWB podcast

Episode #11; Evangelism is the Answer (with Bill Marianes)

August 12, 2016 Filed under: Leave a Comment

Bill Marianes (of Stewardship Calling)  was giving a talk at the Ukrainian Orthodox League Convention; being the incredibly generous soul he is, he agreed to sit down for an interview to talk about how to energize and organize our parishes to the glory of God and the spreading of the Good News. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General, Leadership, podcast Tagged With: Marianes, podcast, Stewardship Calling

The Tonsuring of Monks

August 8, 2016 Filed under: 5 Comments

Not all clergy are married. Many are monastics. This article from pravmir.com sheds some light on what the Church does to make a man a monk. I imagine that very few Orthodox have ever observed the rite for the tonsuring of a monastic.  The first time I observed the rite was during my stay at St. T … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General, Preparation Tagged With: monastic, monk

What Is It To Be A “Former” Priest

July 19, 2016 Filed under: 7 Comments

Interviewed by Alexander Vygovskyy For obvious reasons, we do not use real names and places, so as not to repeatedly "rub salt in the wound" in the soul of a man who has lost the honor of being a priest and serving the altar. So, our source — Alexander, is now just Alexander ... Let us need the w … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, General, Priest Tagged With: priest

Discerning Your Vocation to the Priesthood Ebook Now Available

July 7, 2016 Filed under: Leave a Comment

The Calling. Those of us who are clergy know it and know how relentless and ephemeral it can be sometimes. Discerning a Vocation to Holy Orders (Deacon, Priest, or Bishop) is not something to be taken lightly, or under one's own initiative. This guide, originally made available during the "You're On … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General, Priest, Vocation Tagged With: deacon, Diaconate, priest, Priesthood, Vocation

Do Clothes Make the Man? Keeping the Cassock

June 24, 2016 Filed under: 3 Comments

by Metropolitan Hierotheos of Nafpaktos (The cassock) has a history connected with sacrifices, struggles, tears and blood. … To clergy the cassock reminds them that they are spiritual physicians and not just social workers. The life of the cleric is sacrificial, an ongoing offering that requires t … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bishop, Deacon, General, Priest Tagged With: cassocks

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