On Being True to Oneself + Metropolitan Anthony Bloom Time and time and again I am asked by people: “What is the Will of God for me now, in the nearest future?” And I always refuse to speak in God’s own Name, because I believe that all I, or any priest, can do is to Read more
A Sacrament of Love: The Repose of Archbishop Dmitri Fr. Basil Zebrun It is the day after the funeral for His Eminence. As I think about the last few weeks of his life and what many experienced during that period, I am led to share some personal thoughts concerning death generally and the Archbishop’s repose Read more
In Memoriam: His Eminence, The Most Reverend Dmitri (Royster), Retired Archbishop of the Diocese of Dallas and the South, Orthodox Church in America (November 2, 1923 – August 28, 2011) Fr. Basil Zebrun Orthodox Christians were deeply saddened to hear of the falling asleep in the Lord on Sunday, August 28, at 2:00 am, of Read more
The Transfiguration of Christ (August 6) Metropolitan Kallistos Ware This is a feast that enjoys far greater prominence in Orthodoxy than in western Christendom. In the Roman rite, the Transfiguration is merely a “double of the second class,” while the Anglican Prayer Book of 1662 does not even provide a special Collect, Epistle, or Gospel Read more
The Lord Is My Shepherd (A Traditional look at a well known Psalm) Archbishop Dmitri Psalm 22/23 which begins with the words, “The Lord is my Shepherd,” is probably one of the best known, most often quoted and memorized of all David’s beautiful hymns. It has always occupied an important place in the spiritual life Read more
Fr. Alexander Men (This year we celebrate the feast of Ascension on Thursday, June 2, and the feast Pentecost, the giving of the Holy Spirit and Birthday of the Church, on Sunday June 12. In anticipation of the latter we offer the following sermon by Fr. Alexander Men.) When the temple guard, the soldiers who Read more
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