Monthly Archives: June 2015

Let us listen, as many as are to receive Christ: for it is possible to receive Him even now. Let us hearken, and emulate and receive Him with as great a zeal, for indeed, when you receive a man who … Continue reading →

St. John Chrysostom… I observe many partaking of Christ’s Body lightly and yet it is not the Epiphany or Lent that makes it a fit time for approaching but it is the sincerity and purity of the soul. For as … Continue reading →

St. Jerome: As I have been led to touch to the subject— it shall have a treatise to itself if Christ permit— I will relate what took place not very many years ago at Nitria. A brother, more thrifty than … Continue reading →

St. John Chrysostom: “For it is not because one is a Jew and the other a Gentile, that one is honored and the other disgraced, but it is from the works that either treatment comes.” Protopresbyter Milorad Loncar: “The Lord, … Continue reading →

In today’s Gospel (Matthew 4:18-23), we reflect upon the following verses and St. John Chrysostom’s homily: 18 “And walking by the sea of Galilee, He saw two brethren, Simon that was surnamed Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net … Continue reading →

Reflecting on the writings of St. Cyprian of Carthage, think in terms of prayer as our Stewardship in the Orthodox faith. We also say in addition: ‘Thy will be done in heaven as it is on earth,’ not that God … Continue reading →

This past Sunday, we commemorated all of the Saints. Many of these men and women were individuals, who through finding Christ, were baptized and lived a very focused life. This life was challenging, difficult, came with burdens, and tested them … Continue reading →

An exordium worthy of this blessed spirit, and able to teach all men to offer unto God the firstlings of their good deeds and words, and to render thanks not only for their own, but also for others’ well-doings. For … Continue reading →

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