by Fr. Gregory Jensen This is the fourth installment of Fr. Gregory's series of five reflections on the Priesthood. Having outlined the vocation and the work of the priest, I want in these next two posts to sketch out what I see as the foundation of a vocation to the priesthood. As I said in an … [Read more...]
Charisms and the Priesthood III: To Govern, Teach and Counsel
by Fr. Gregory Jensen This is the third installment of Fr. Gregory's series of five reflections on the Priesthood. One sometimes hears from Orthodox Christians that the near universal practice of the Roman Catholic Church to only ordain celibate men to the priesthood reflect the Latin Church’s c … [Read more...]
Charisms and the Priesthood II: Discernment
by Fr. Gregory Jensen This is the second installment of Fr. Gregory's series of five reflections on the Priesthood. I argued in my last post that the priest is set aside not for liturgical service but the works of governing, teaching and counseling. All of these are work of prudence or, to use … [Read more...]
Charisms and the Priesthood I: The Ministry of the Priest
by Fr. Gregory Jensen This is the first installment of Fr. Gregory's series of five reflections on the Priesthood. Earlier Anita asked about necessary charisms for the priesthood. This is I think an exceptionally good question and one which, sadly, is often neglected in an unseemly and … [Read more...]
On Priestly Indiscretion
by Fr. Aris Metrakos This article contains excellent practical advice for anyone contemplating the priesthood or discerning a vocation in the Orthodox Church (or any ‘church’ for that matter). Fr. Aris nails it. Aren’t we disgusted with the shocking number of high-profile cases of priests enga … [Read more...]
Help Your Priest By Understanding This One Thing
An excellent reflection on how faithful parishioners can better help their priests has been offered by Very Reverend Igumen Tryphon, Abbot of the All-Merciful Saviour Monastery, Vashon Island WA. The monastery, established in 1986, is in the Diocese of San Francisco and the West of the Russian … [Read more...]
The “Podvig” of a Married Priest
From the blog, Opuscula Theologica. In 1998, the memorable 1,000-year anniversary of the Baptism of Russia arrived. This was a major publicity time for the Moscow Patriarchate publishing department, and Metropolitan Pitirim applied all effort with an almost mystical dedication. “The p … [Read more...]
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