Saint Nicholas Orthodox Church
McKinney TX Homilies, scripture commentary, spiritual reflections
Archimandrite Zacharias of St John the Baptist Monastery in Essex England has told this story. I have benefited from many things Fr Zacharias has said, but nothing as much as this:
He tells of a Greek priest he knows who has three sons who are like angels. …
This is worth reposting. I want my flock and anybody who reads this blog to know that if they are going to be Christians, or even decent human beings, they must be making courageous moral choices. One more or less "invisible" moral choice is to choose to not be swept along by the times and have… Continue reading Cal Thomas: Super commercial. This is morality, not politics.
My take on the only important "resolution", and how I got to it. It seems to be an American custom to have resolutions at the New Year: I will lose weight, I will quit smoking, I will exercise “more”, etc. Most of the time these are all good things to try to do, and… Continue reading The most important “resolution”
On the Sunday before the Nativity of Christ, we remember the Holy Fathers (the ancestors of Christ) and read the genealogy of Christ, from the Gospel of Matthew. There are many lessons in this genealogy, which may be gleaned by looking at it as a whole, and also examining the individuals mentioned. Part 2.
On the Sunday before the Nativity of Christ, we remember the Holy Fathers (the ancestors of Christ) and read the genealogy of Christ, from the Gospel of Matthew. There are many lessons in this genealogy, which may be gleaned by looking at it as a whole, and also examining the individuals mentioned.
Mother Nati and the baseball bat. A story from the International Winter Youth/Young Adult Service Retreat
Pharr, Texas. About authority, zeal, and love.
I am in Pharr Texas, at St George the Great Martyr parish, attending in their 5th annual Winter retreat. I plan to come back many times. There have been many moving things in my time here, and although I am on a slow connection, I wanted to at least share a couple stories with you… Continue reading The Coke lady and the ice. Stories from the International Winter Youth/Young Adult Service Retreat, Pharr, Texas
Ordination to the Diaconate – A Homily by Met Anthony Bloom, translated by Deacon Nicholas Park.
The Primary task of a deacon is love
The deacon protects the prayer of the priest.
The deacon proclaims the Gospel with power and authority, but only if he himself has received the word.
With pictures of ordination of Deacon Nicholas
The Psalter chases the blues away. The Psalter applies to everything. The Psalter always applies to you. Weak faith Today, I have been a little down. There are a lot of pressures right now, in our personal finances and worries abut the church finances. I worked 47 hours last week; No pastor should… Continue reading Reading the Psalter
Priest Daniel Sysoiev murdered Letter of Matushka Julia Sysoieva Nov 14/27 2009 25th Friday after Pentecost Fr Peter Perekrestov (ruspast@sbcglobal.net) writes: On Thursday, November 19, 2009 35 year old Fr Daniel Sisoev, a very active and straightforward missionary priest in Moscow, was gunned down by a masked gunman inside the St. Thomas Church. PS… Continue reading Priest Daniel Sysoiev murdered. Letter of Matushka Julia Sysoieva