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Astonishing Church growth in Russia Sees Record Number Training for Priesthood

June 20, 2019 Filed under: Leave a Comment

The Russian Orthodox Church is seeing the highest numbers ever training for priesthood , according to an independent Russian news agency. The sharp rise in seminary admissions across the church's 261 dioceses, known as eparchies, means 1,593 ordinands are expected to begin studies this summer, a … [Read more...]

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What is it that Priest does that is not done by Another? – Part 1

June 10, 2019 Filed under: Leave a Comment

An excellent presentation by Bishop Alexander (Golitzin) … [Read more...]

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13 Obstacles on the Way to Becoming a Priest

March 11, 2019 Filed under: Leave a Comment

Ecclesiastical hierarchy plays a very important role in the life of the Church. The Church cannot exist or perform Her salvific ministry in the world without the hierarchy that traces its origins to the holy apostles and was laid out by the Lord Jesus Christ himself. That is why it is vital that … [Read more...]

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Abbot Tryphon: Narcissistic Clericalism

August 26, 2018 Filed under: Leave a Comment

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 th … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bishop, Featured, General, Pastoral, Priest Tagged With: Abbot Tryphon, clergy abuse scandal, Morning Offering

The Role of Narcissistic Personality Disorder in the RC Scandal

August 24, 2018 Filed under: Leave a Comment

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 go … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bishop, Featured, General, Leadership, Pastoral, Priest, Seminary, Vocation Tagged With: Abuse, Catholic, Scandal

Rod Dreher: Letter from a Frustrated Priest

July 17, 2018 Filed under: Leave a Comment

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 in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, General, Pastoral, Priest, Tentmaking, Vocation Tagged With: American Conservative, Dreher

St. Nikolai Velimirovic on the Mystery of Ordination

June 12, 2018 Filed under: Leave a Comment

On the Mystery of Ordination By St. Nikolai Velimirovic And when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them (Acts 6:6). By laying their hands on the chosen faithful, the apostles consecrated bishops, priests and deacons. It is apparent from this that the Christian Faith is not only a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General, Priest Tagged With: ordination, St. Nikolai Velimirovich

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