By Fr. Peter Preble Recently, I was asked what my philosophy of pastoral leadership in the Church is today. To sum it up in a few words: Leaders need to be Servants first. I had the honor and privilege or serving my county for 12 years in the United States Army. During that time I served under … [Read more...]
Priestly Formation
This is the first of what I hope to be a series of essays on the topic of priestly formation. This is a topic that I believe needs some serious study in the Orthodox Church in the 21st century. Recently, a priest in the Antiochian Archdiocese, was convicted of one count of assault and battery on a … [Read more...]
St. Gregory Palamas’ Prayer for Priests
From the blog of Fr. Peter Preble, who is one of my favorite blogging priests. How often do we pray for our priests? I have a group of folks who pray for me each day. Being a priest is not easy, especially these days, and we can use all the prayer we can get. St. Gregory Palamas wrote this prayer … [Read more...]
