How do I know when I am called? All the baptized are incorporated into the Church and so called to be holy. The struggle is to determine which call is truly ours amid the many vocations God has for his people. One way to think more carefully about whether or not you are called to the priesthood is … [Read more...]
Commandments of St. Basil the Great to Priests
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...]
Am I Called To Be A Priest?
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...]
The Three Degrees of Priesthood
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...]
An Archbishop Speaks With Seminarians
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...]
SMART Goals
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...]
5 Reasons Why You Should Commit Your Goals to Writing
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...]
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