It’s His Nature
What does it mean to be “ashamed” of Jesus? That’s the question that arises from today’s Gospel reading. And why does Jesus speak of the Son of Man? Who is […]
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Our Excellent Greek School Program
The children of our Greek School, under the expert and loving direction of Kyria, gave us a wonderful program of poems, songs and dances in celebration of Greek Independence Day. […]
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The Second Restoration of Icons
Why do we have traditions? And why is Tradition with a capital ‘T’ so important in the Orthodox Church? On this Sunday of Orthodoxy it is appropriate to talk about […]
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Our waiting God
On this Sunday of the Prodigal Son the Gospel of Luke leaves the story open-ended. Did the older son get over his anger and embrace his brother who came back? […]
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Room for Mercy
At the heart of our Liturgy is Mercy. We say it so often that one popular Greek saying makes fun of it. But make no mistake, mercy is at the […]
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Do we still have a mission?
The Gospel of Matthew concludes with this commandment of Jesus Christ. It’s not so much a commandment as it is a commission, a sending out of the church to bring […]
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A Speech to end All Speeches
By itself the verse highlighted today is not particularly remarkable. Ho hum, yes, we know God has wisdom and power, and all other good things. Let’s move on to something […]
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Majesty on high
Psalm 24 is one of my favorites and it has lent itself to profound use by the Christian church. Christian tradition came to associate this psalm with Easter and Ascension, […]
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It is always “Today” in the Liturgy
From Father Alexander Schmemann’s Journals: I am convinced that I am quite alienated from Byzantium, and even hostile to it. In the Bible, there is space and air; in Byzantium […]