A Note of Thanks
Words do not suffice to thank the many people who came to our three-day Festival and helped us make a triumphant return after a three-year gap without a Festival. A […]
Category: Community building
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To the saints in Portland
A blessed, Christ-filled day to you. Yesterday’s sermon mentioned a letter from Saint Paul that might be delivered to the Orthodox community that meet at the corner of Pleasant and […]
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“Everyone capable of thanksgiving”
Father Alexander Schmemann of blessed memory celebrated his last Thanksgiving on November 24th, 1983. Less than three weeks later he passed on to eternity. On that Thanksgiving Day he celebrated […]
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Art of Reconciliation
Wendy Patterson recently responded to some of the interviews posted on the Archdiocese website about racial reconciliation. She gave permission to share her thoughts: I watched & listened to the 1st […]
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Mark’s Urgency of Meaning
CHRIST IS RISEN! TRULY HE IS RISEN!Christos Anesti! Alithos Anesti!Pi-Ekhristos Aftonf…Khen Omethmi Aftonf! Today, April 25th, is the feast of Saint Mark, one of the four men who gave us […]
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Living Stone(s)
As we near the climax of Holy Week, this verse from the First Letter of Peter speaks powerfully to who Christ is and who we are. Note how Peter connects […]
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The small organ that contains worlds
The heart itself is only a small vessel, yet dragons are there, and lions; there are poisonous beasts and all the treasures of evil; there are rough and uneven roads, […]
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Luminous Conversations
May those who suffer from dire sicknesses and grievous illnesses of the body be remembered before you. Send to them an angel of compassion and soothe their souls which are […]
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Synergy in times of uncertainty
My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor […]
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A Prayer in a Time of Sorrow
We are living in a time of sorrow. Italy and several other countries are being ravaged by the Coronavirus and people are living in fear. Many parts of our country […]