by Fr. Aris Metrakos This article contains excellent practical advice for anyone contemplating the priesthood or discerning a vocation in the Orthodox Church (or any ‘church’ for that matter). Fr. Aris nails it. Aren’t we disgusted with the shocking number of high-profile cases of priests enga … [Read more...]
The Value of the Priesthood
by Metropolitan Hierotheos Vlachos The value of the priesthood is great. St. John Chrysostom writes: "The work of the priesthood is done on earth, but it is ranked among heavenly ordinances" since it was not ordained by man, angel, archangel or other created power, but by "the Paraclete … [Read more...]
Work & The Priesthood
by Steve Robinson You know him as Steve the Builder, or the host of Our Life In Christ, the very popular radio program on Ancient Faith Radio (where he and Bill Gould are referred to as the Orthodox 'Klik and Klak.' Steve Robinson is a reader at St. John the Theologian Orthodox Church in Tempe, … [Read more...]
“A Priest’s Chief Joy is That He is a Priest”
While I do not personally agree with some of this priest's statements ("The Church should always come first, even before one's family"), this interview offers an otherwise intimate look at the life of the priest, and the Orthodox priesthood. In recent months, Russian media outlets have given much … [Read more...]
What Do I Say To My Priest?
So you've decided that you are actually considering the priesthood or the diaconate. What next? The next step, of course, is to talk to your priest. But what do you say? I'd recommend starting by asking him to lunch or to sit down in a relaxing environment for an hour or so. Tell him, briefly, … [Read more...]
Evangelical Love and the Priesthood
by St. John of Kronstadt The priest must in the first place acquire, through God’s grace, evangelical love; he needs this love every minute, every second… But he needs this love especially during the celebration of the Divine Liturgy which is wholly the mystery of infinite, divine love for th … [Read more...]
Heeding the Call
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...]
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