From the diaries of a small-town priest This is a story I heard from a priest I (Fr. Konstantin) know personally. I live in a small town. Its population is about fifty thousand. Naturally, everyone knows one another. And so one day, I had to go to the bank to add cash to my debit card … [Read more...]
A Young Man wrote me today asking about the Priesthood
A friend of mine recently sent me this exchange. Published with permission. “Dear Father, I’m currently looking at attending seminary...Though my Priest says it's natural to enter with trepidation. When you entered into the Clergy was there anything that struck you as a stumbling block or maybe pre … [Read more...]
How to Know that You are Called to be a Priest – 5 Minutes With A Priest
Priesthood is a vocation. What makes priesthood different from many other professions? How does it happen that an Orthodox Christian, a man, receives this special calling to become a priest? Does God appear to him in a dream or knocks on his door and tells him that he is the “chosen one”? Or, maybe, … [Read more...]
On the Mystery of Ordination
A homily by St. Nicolai Velimirovich “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 teaching but also a power. … [Read more...]
Make THE Difference, where you are, right now
I want you to join our team, and make a difference in every corner of the globe. Did you know that half of the first class of graduates of the Greatmartyr Euphemia Orthodox Theological Academy have already been ordained? By four different national churches/jurisdictions? We need your help. If you … [Read more...]
The Rank of Reader: History and More!
by John Nichiporuk The Orthodox divine service is performed by the priest and deacon in the altar, as well as singers and readers in the choir. Arguably we hear the voices of the readers most frequently in the church. They are assigned the important role of reading aloud the Paremias and the … [Read more...]
Two Scripture Verses You Should Memorize Today
Are you discerning a vocation? Do you think about serving Christ as a priest or deacon? Wondering why things seem to slam up against you? Do you feel like you are charging upstream, against the current, sinking in quicksand half the time? You're not just being tested - you're being trained! … [Read more...]
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