(Feast Day ~ May 12) For those of us who are converts to the Orthodox faith, it is sometimes tempting to go to extremes in our zeal for this new way of life. We often become rigorous in our discipline and critical of “cradle” Orthodox Christians for what appears to us as laxity. It should not […]

Feast Day ~ May 9 In the readings which we heard at the Paschal Vigil, we were reminded that the Christian faith did not begin with the birth of Our Lord or His Resurrection, nor with the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. Christ – and therefore, Christianity – is from before time; He […]

Feast Day ~ May 9 In the readings which we hear at the Paschal Vigil, we are reminded that the Christian faith did not begin with the birth of Our Lord or His Resurrection, nor with the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. Christ – and therefore, Christianity – is from before time; He […]

Feast Day ~ May 9 In holy Scripture, we are told many times that we cannot sit back and relax; we should never let down our guard; we should ever be watchful and attentive if we wish to properly prepare for eternal life. We are reminded that the battle against sin is a never-ending one […]

(Feast Day ~ May 7)   Elements of our Lord’s story of the Prodigal Son can apply to most of us at some time or other in our lives. We have all abandoned our father’s “house” for what appears to be a more advantageous life of our own choosing. When we come to our senses, […]

Feast Day ~ May 7 Today, we would not look to an academic institution to produce saints of the Church. But in 7th and 8th century Britain, a school founded by St. Theodore, the Archbishop of Canterbury, provided the spiritual atmosphere for learning to live a holy life. The school was directed by the monk, […]

(Feast Day ~ May 6) How often did our Lord tell his followers that God’s ways are not the ways of the world? How many times did he turn accepted “wisdom” upside down? How much of his teaching was counter-intuitive for the worldly? The saints are people who have taken our Lord’s words to heart […]

Feast Day ~ May 6 Some of the feast days on the calendar of the Church represent events in the earthly life of our Lord (i.e. the Nativity, Presentation, Transfiguration, Resurrection, Ascension) or of the saints, such as the martyrdom of those who died for their faith (i.e. Ss. Peter & Paul on June 29) […]