Category: General

Going to Church, Going to Soccer Games

I’ve never been a big sports fan—let’s be clear on that! However, I will attend sporting events or watch them on television if family, friends, or co-workers invite me. I recognize the opportunity for social interaction that can occur during sporting events, and recognize that relationships have to be built and maintained. Not everyone likes… Continue reading Going to Church, Going to Soccer Games

New Calendarism, Vaganteism, and the True Orthodox Church

In the last century, a new heresy permeated the Orthodox world, the heresy of ecumenism.  This umbrella term encompasses several related problems that have been eating away at Orthodox life for more than eighty years.  For the purposes of this article, we will use ecumenism as an umbrella term to refer to the problems of… Continue reading New Calendarism, Vaganteism, and the True Orthodox Church

On Wayward Parishioners

Just so we’re clear on something: Priests Have Feelings, Too! One of the worst feelings a priest has is when parishioners he is particularly close to depart into error (for instance, leaving the Orthodox Church). Sure, anyone leaving is a sad occasion, but when people you have worked closely with and spent a great deal of… Continue reading On Wayward Parishioners

References to the Toll Houses in the Canon of the Parting of the Soul from the Body

Here are just a few of the many references to the Toll Houses which are found in the Canon of the Parting of the Soul from the Body found in the Great Book of Needs(these are from the St. Tikhon’s edition). “Noetic roaring lions have surrounded me, seeking to carry me away and bitterly torment me.… Continue reading References to the Toll Houses in the Canon of the Parting of the Soul from the Body