by Terry Mattingly The second wave of influenza in the fall of 1918 was the worst yet. By the time Father Nicola Yanney reached Wichita, Kansas, a citywide quarantine was in effect. A 16-year-old girl had already died, creating a sense of panic. The missionary priest -- his territory reached … [Read more...]
Going to Heaven, Piece by Piece
Be attentive, and you will learn the deep mysteries available to you in pastoral work. By Father Steven Belonick Over the course of thirty-four years as an Orthodox priest, I have visited countless people with varying degrees of sickness—some with curable ailments and others with grave … [Read more...]
Abbot Tryphon: Narcissistic Clericalism
Narcissistic Clericalism August 17, 2018; Abbot Tryphon, The Morning Offering Clericalism shouldn’t have anything to do with Christianity The recent release of the findings of the District Attorney of Pennsylvania, have resurrected the memory of the failure of the hierarchs of … [Read more...]
The Role of Narcissistic Personality Disorder in the RC Scandal
The revelations of decades of abuse and cover-ups in the Roman Catholic Church is gut-wrenching. It calls for recognition, repentance, and penance on a massive scale. It also calls for serious study so that reforms (and reforms MUST come!) are effective. One of the challenges is that no one is … [Read more...]
Rod Dreher: Letter from a Frustrated Priest
In the article excerpted from below, Rod Dreher is writing specifically about the culture of the Roman Catholic Church. Therefore many of the points that he and the priests he quotes make do not apply to the Orthodox Church. However, to the extent that the problem is really about power, then any … [Read more...]
FB Live: How to Choose a Seminary (and succeed in Distance Learning)
There are several seminarians (not to mention theological programs; which is different). Just in the United States, we have: Resident Seminaries: GOARCH Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology - Brookline, Massachusetts; Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. … [Read more...]
Episode #34 – Understanding Uncooperative Parents
Finding Gratitude for Parents, Fr. Anthony Perkins Good Guys Wear Black (Ancient Faith Radio) 22 February 2018 In this episode, Fr. Anthony shares some metaphors (enemy, man half-dead, and publican) for understanding parents and then offers some advice on how to serve (and evangelize) them. It … [Read more...]
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