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Supplications for Vocations (during the Litany of Fervent Supplication)

November 4, 2016 Filed under: Leave a Comment

Again we pray to You, All bountiful and loving God, to open the hearts and minds of the men and women of our parish family to hear the call of our Lord to the priestly and monastic life in service to our Holy Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA, dedicated to the Holy Gospel and the salvation of our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General, Priest, Vocation

GGWB Episode 14: the Priest as Pastor AND Prophet

October 8, 2016 Filed under: 2 Comments

In this episode, Fr. Anthony begins by talking about things you can learn about priests from the way the keep the altar. Then, after a commercial break for a cool new liturgical gadget, he talks about the trade-offs between the pastoral and prophetic ministries and how they are made one in love. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General, Pastoral, podcast, Priest, Vocation

GGWB Episode #13: Trust, Max Weber, and Dragon-Slaying Phone Apps

September 23, 2016 Filed under: Leave a Comment

Good Guys Wear Black (Ancient Faith Radio) 23 September 2016, Fr. Anthony Perkins In this episode, Fr. Anthony talks about the phone apps he uses to slay the morning dragon of the desert and redeem the time. After a brief advertisement for an exciting new (bogus) app, he uses Max Weber to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Pastoral, podcast, Priest, Vocation Tagged With: loyalty, podcast, trust, weber

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

Apocalyptic Angels and Unworthy Servants

September 12, 2016 Filed under: 1 Comment

A Discourse on the Sacrament of the Priesthood by Archpriest Artemy Vladimirov Today, dear friends, let us set out by casting our minds unto that day of the Cross of Pascha—Holy Friday, when the Great High Priest, our Lord Jesus Christ, God in the flesh, bore Himself in sacrifice to Golgotha’s Cr … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Priest Tagged With: Priesthood

True, Priestly Image: Bishop, Priest, Deacon

August 1, 2016 Filed under: Leave a Comment

by St. Symeon of Thessalonica Priests are servants of the Creator of all things, who are to serve in the restoration of those, who were alienated by their own free choice and fell into being evil. Priests are ministers of the greatest and most divine work, through which earthly and heavenly beings … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bishop, Deacon, Priest Tagged With: bishop, deacon, priest

What a Clergyman Should and Should Not Be

July 21, 2016 Filed under: 1 Comment

Presentation by His Grace Bishop Christoforos of Andida. It is truly an exceptional honour but also a great responsibility for all of us that we have been chosen by God to be clergymen. The Lord Himself affirms: “You have not chosen me, but I have chosen you” (John 15:16). The Greek word for a c … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bishop, Deacon, Featured, Priest Tagged With: clergyman

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