Whatever ever else we might say about "missio Dei," it is I think an attempt to overcome the deep strains of pietism that have bec...

Fr Deacon Steven Hayes raises some interesting points in response to my earlier re-posting on the notion of "mission Dei." In re...

Attention Everyone, PLEASE CIRCULATE TO ALL YOUR FAMILY, FRIENDS, ETC. AND URGE THEM TO VOTE YES NOW!!! MSNBC is doing a survey whether the ...

Since we've been taking about confession the last few post, I thought these words from Father Mark's (a Roman Catholic priest in the...

Now that the All-American Council is behind me and before I need to focus on the Called & Gifted Workshop my parish is hosting the Frida...

Especially as the Orthodox Church in America moves into a new era, I thought the following post on why leaders fail might be of interest. ...

The Pittsburgh Post Gazette has a very well done video summary of the election of Metropolitan Jonah.  You can see the video here: Orthodox ...

I have not posted a Saturday "Just for Fun" entry in quite a while. And so let me correct that now. In Christ, +Fr Gregory ...

Back in the day, I was quite the fan of the Catholic lay Franciscan and musican, John Michael Talbot. Since on Friday we remember the Cross...

By the grace of God, the newly consecrated Bishop JONAH of Fort Worth, TX was elected this morning in Pittsburgh, PA as the Metropolitan of ...

Later this week, I will finish my series on confession. This week, that is Monday 10 November through Thursday 13 November I am in Pittsbur...

John Couretas over at that most excellent blog of the American Orthodox Institute has a post this morning on recent comments by Bishop Sava...

Sunday, November 9, 2008: 21st SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (7th of Luke) —Onesiphorus and Porphyrius of Ephesus (3rd-4th c.). Ven. Matrona, Abbe...

The confessor, I think, has to bear in mind that anger is not simply rooted developmentally in earlier vices but in a profound shift in the ...

You may be wondering why it is important to consider how spiritual fathers minister to different classes of penitents in confession. While ...

Gael, left a comment on my brief post asking God's blessing on President-elect Obama. You can read the comment here . I'm assuming ...

My last post spoke about the place of education in the evangelism of the faithful. I argued that in the pastoral life of the Church educa...

"It's been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this day, at this defining moment, change has come to America...

Only a few years ago there was substantial talk of a permanent Republican majority. Through the workings of demographic, economic, cultural,...

Image via Wikipedia Earlier, I alluded to the importance in my own ministry of holy confession as a means of evangelizing the faithful. In ...