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Commandments of St. Basil the Great to Priests

July 7, 2011 Filed under: 2 Comments

Always worthy of reflection, the Commandments of St. Basil the Great to Priests is often reviewed by ordained clergy. Note, especially, the first one! Study, O priest, to make yourself a blameless worker, rightly proclaiming the word of truth. Never stand at the Synaxis having hatred toward anyone … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Preparation, Priest Tagged With: commandments, priest, St. Basil the Great

Am I Called To Be A Priest?

June 29, 2011 Filed under: Leave a Comment

Thinking About the Priesthood

And how can I tell? These are the questions every future priest must ask. The first and most important thing is - you don't do it alone. You aren't sending yourself into the work of the Church. Your call must be tested. Confirmed. Validated. If a man believes that Christ is calling him, he owes … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Preparation, Priest, Vocation Tagged With: calling, priest, Priesthood, question, test

The Three Degrees of Priesthood

June 28, 2011 Filed under: 4 Comments

by Metropolitan Hierotheos Vlachos From a study of the sources, chiefly patristic literature, it seems clear that the degrees of priesthood (deacon, priest, bishop) are closely connected with the three basic degrees of the spiritual life. This means that as a man progressed in healing he ascended … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bishop, Deacon, Preparation, Priest Tagged With: bishop, Christ, deacon, Metropolitan Hierotheos Vlachos, priest, Priesthood

An Archbishop Speaks With Seminarians

June 23, 2011 Filed under: 1 Comment

Archbishop Mark of Berlin and Great Britain Speaks With the Students of Sretensky Theological Seminary On Thursday, March 24, 2011, His Eminence Archbishop Mark (Arndt) of Berlin, Germany and Great Britain met with the students of Moscow' Sretensky Theological Seminary and answered questions. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bishop, Preparation, Seminary, Vocation Tagged With: Archbishop Mark Arndt, Berlin, Germany, Great Britain, priest, seminarian, seminary, student, theology

SMART Goals

June 20, 2011 Filed under: Leave a Comment

Do you know the difference between a dream and a goal? A goal is just a dream with a deadline. When it comes to reaching and attaining goals, writing them down is very important (see our previous article), but defining them is even more so. Properly defining your goal goes a long way to actually … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Preparation Tagged With: Goals, preparation, SMART

5 Reasons Why You Should Commit Your Goals to Writing

June 12, 2011 Filed under: Leave a Comment

I think this article is relevant to all prospective clergy, I think it is even more important for currently serving clergy. Dcn. Michael Hyatt's blog Intentional Leadership is the source for this and many other excellent articles and is so consistently good, we've put an RSS feed in our sidebar. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Preparation Tagged With: Dcn. Michael Hyatt, Goals, Intentional, Leadership

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