(More on the life of St. Nicholas will be forthcoming on this website. We thank Petr Chudoba for his research and graciousness in sharing his love and …
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Palm Sunday Sermon from April 24, 2005
In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Today we commemorate our Lord’s entry into Jerusalem; an entrance that looks to be …
REVIEW: Jesus Christ the Bearer of the Water of Life – A Christian Reflection on the “New Age”
“A major new Vatican document on the New Age movement has warned that a number of Catholic retreat places, seminaries and religious formation houses …
The Icon: Theology written in light and color
The Lord is God and has revealed Himself to us Because "the Word became flesh and dwelt among us" (Jn 1:14), Christ is truly a human person. As a …
Debunking The Da Vinci Code
The Da Vinci Code is a murder mystery shrouded in a conspiracy theory, a novelistic thriller, an airplane book, the kind of book you read when you …
The Prayer of St. Ephraim – Part 1: Negatives in the prayer of St. Ephraim
After 15 years in the Orthodox Church, I have seen the prayer of St. Ephraim come up on the Lenten horizon and sink behind Pascha often enough to know …
What Shall we Offer You
What shall we offer You, O Christ, Who, for the sake of the cosmos entered Your creation as a human? Every creature made by You offers thanksgiving: …
Will the Real Santa Please Stand?
Inviting Saint Nicholas Into Our Christmas Every year, Christian parents face a dilemma: what to do about Santa Claus. He's everywhere, that …
The Transfiguration of Christ and the Deification of Mankind
Read: Mt. 16:13-20 (Peter’s confession: “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”) Mt. 16:21-23 (First prediction of the passion: The Son …
The Alaskan Orthodox Mission and Cosmic Christianity
The Alaskan Mission By Fr. Michael Oleksa Two hundred years ago this September, the first overseas mission of the Russian Orthodox Church arrived at …