A Preliminary Study Of Problems Facing The Married Priest In Contemporary Society And A Consideration Of Some Possible Aids In Solving Them Introduction The title of this study paper may perhaps suggest the need for some new justification of the Orthodox Church's traditional practice of … [Read more...]
Diplomat and Orthodox Priest
This article from March, 2010, about Fr. Nick's journey to the Priesthood. Nick Greanias achieved a personal ambition when he became a Greek Orthodox priest. The Decatur diplomat had longed to combine professional employment with ministry. Since late in 2007, he has been the American consul in … [Read more...]
Charisms and the Priesthood V: Some Final Thoughts
by Fr. Gregory Jensen This is the final installment of Fr. Gregory's series of reflections on the Priesthood. With much thanks to Chrys, I recently read Donald Sheehan lovely and thoughtful essay, “Dostoevksy and Memory Eternal:An Eastern Orthodox Approach to the Brothers Karamazov.” Sheehan … [Read more...]
Charisms and the Priesthood IV: More than Technical Mastery
by Fr. Gregory Jensen This is the fourth installment of Fr. Gregory's series of five reflections on the Priesthood. Having outlined the vocation and the work of the priest, I want in these next two posts to sketch out what I see as the foundation of a vocation to the priesthood. As I said in an … [Read more...]
Charisms and the Priesthood III: To Govern, Teach and Counsel
by Fr. Gregory Jensen This is the third installment of Fr. Gregory's series of five reflections on the Priesthood. One sometimes hears from Orthodox Christians that the near universal practice of the Roman Catholic Church to only ordain celibate men to the priesthood reflect the Latin Church’s … [Read more...]
Charisms and the Priesthood II: Discernment
by Fr. Gregory Jensen This is the second installment of Fr. Gregory's series of five reflections on the Priesthood. I argued in my last post that the priest is set aside not for liturgical service but the works of governing, teaching and counseling. All of these are work of prudence or, to use … [Read more...]
Charisms and the Priesthood I: The Ministry of the Priest
by Fr. Gregory Jensen This is the first installment of Fr. Gregory's series of five reflections on the Priesthood. Earlier Anita asked about necessary charisms for the priesthood. This is I think an exceptionally good question and one which, sadly, is often neglected in an unseemly and … [Read more...]
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