November 8, 2019 215 0 Division or Addition? In recent decades, thanks to the active revival of church life, the Russian Orthodox Church has seen an increase in the number of communicants….
September 25, 2019 419 0 10 Reasons Bivocational Ministry Matters “I didn’t come to seminary to be a bivocational minister, to have to get another kind of job,” my student told me. I may…
September 17, 2019 596 0 Principles for Presbyteras in the Parish This piece practically wrote itself in my head all in a few moments. I’ve never been a big fan of these alliterated lists, and…
September 13, 2019 610 0 Not Like Religion – the Christian Clergy According to Fr. Alexander Schmemann, Orthodox Christianity is not a religion. In his For the Life of the World, he wrote, “Christianity is in a…
August 7, 2019 409 0 The Priesthood as Vocation “. . . the priesthood unites all of the callings to which man may respond and cannot be thought of as just one of…
August 5, 2019 826 0 In the Shadow of the Priest Question: My husband is looking ahead to ordination. What is my job? What will I be expected to do? I can’t handle that! Answer:…
July 25, 2019 420 0 The Consecration of The Lord’s Table as The Consecration of Our Lives The core, the sacramental heart and center of any Orthodox church is the altar, the Holy Supper, on which the greatest Sacrament on earth…
July 23, 2019 453 0 How to Deal with Force Majeure During the Liturgy: Part 2 During the performance of the greatest sacrament of the Eucharist, the most unforeseen things can happen – from the attack of enemies, various accidents,…
July 19, 2019 1585 4 Orthodox Priest’s Tips for New Deacons One of the many blessings I enjoy in my present assignment (St. Michael the Archangel Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Woonsocket, RI) is that I…
July 10, 2019 3972 4 Instructions for Priests: How to Deal with Force Majeure During the Liturgy In some old Russian service books, there is an unusual liturgical document – “Uchitelnoe Izvestie”, which literally means “Edifying Letter”. This is a special…