Treatise on the Priesthood, by St. John Chrysostom (source: www.ccel.org/fathers) Book I. The Deception. 1. I had many genuine and true friends, men who understood the laws of friendship, and faithfully observed them; but out of this large number there was one who excelled all the rest in his … [Read more...]
12 Reasons Why It Is Good To Be A Church Bully
Being a priest is a blessing, but it's not always easy. Rev. Erik Parker addresses one of the challenges of ministry: dealing with people who assert their fallen wills in unhealthy ways. I have no doubt there are such people in our parishes; the question is how to deal with it. They cannot be … [Read more...]
Don’t let the “modern project” motivate your calling to the priesthood (or anything else)
This article is part of Fr. Stephen Freeman's series on "The Modern Project." While I recommend all of the articles in the series, this one has special relevance for those who feel called to the priesthood. Why? Because I have met men who want to become priests so badly that they cannot imagine … [Read more...]
On the Need to Approach Ordination with Humility
How to Avoid the Priesthood Priest Sergei Begian Pravoslavie.ru (16 December 2013) Whoever has been to an ordination knows how grace fills the church at the moment of the imposition of hands…. Joy fills the hearts of those praying, even if they do not personally know the person being … [Read more...]
Press Release
PRESS RELEASE: Fr. Anthony Perkins, Vocations Director of the UOC-USA, is the new webmaster of "Good Guys Wear Black", the premier website on Orthodox Christian Vocations Fr. John Peck, the creator of the "Good Guys Wear Black"(GGWB) website, recently turned the management of the site over to … [Read more...]
An Introduction to Vocations: Every soldier is a rifleman…
An Introduction to Vocations, Part One;Every soldier is a rifleman; every clergyman is a Christianby Fr. Anthony PerkinsI have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me … [Read more...]
One of the Ways Priests are Healed
by Fr. Michael Butler On 15 November, the first day of the Nativity Fast, I concelebrated a service of Holy Unction. Every year several of the clergy in Cleveland get together for this service, which is particularly loved by Romanians, so we usually serve it at one of the local Romanian … [Read more...]
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