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 …
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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 …
Sermon on Galations 5:22 – 6:2 from August 28 , 2005
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit… In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth…and on the sixth day, God …
The Season of Paschaltide
Pascha II — The Sunday of St. Thomas (Acts 5:12-20 & John 20:19-31) The Gospel of John is centered around seven wondrous “signs” which the Lord …
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 …
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 "jolly …
Keynote Address at St. Vladimir Seminary
Given at St. Vladimir Seminary, September 30, 2004 Faith in Action Fanning the Flame of Christian Witness and Service Set our hearts on fire with …