by Fr. Gregory Jensen In my last post (here), I talked about the search for a meaningful life. The argument I made is that together with marriage and family life, work is the natural context for meaning. Unfortunately many clergy frequently undervalue or dismiss work as valuable for the spiritual … [Read more...]
Work and the Meaningful Life: Part 1
by Fr. Gregory Jensen Frequently I talk to men who envy me for being an Orthodox priest ). While many of those I speak with are Christian of one sort or another, it isn’t uncommon for me to have the same type of conversation with those who aren’t religious believers. In part I think the … [Read more...]
Continuing Education Isn’t Optional; It’s Self-Care
by Fr. Basil Biberdorf In the course of the past couple of weeks, I’ve had the opportunity to attend by the SVS Symposium (topic: “Hellenism and Orthodoxy”) as well as the Acton Institute’s Acton University 2010. Both have given me significant opportunity to reflect on a number of the issues we’re … [Read more...]
Tentmaking Today: The Bi-Vocational Priest
by Fr. Anastasios Hudson When people meet me, they are usually surprised to learn that not only am I an Orthodox Christian priest, but that I also work as a Computer Network Consulting Engineer. The term for what I am is “bi-vocational.” It is not a term that I invented, or which was even created … [Read more...]
