Share the post "How to Know that You are Called to be a Priest – 5 Minutes With A Priest" FacebookXShare… Priesthood is a vocation. What makes priesthood different from many other professions? How does it happen that an Orthodox Christian, a man, receives this special calling to become a priest? Does God appear to […]
Share the post "On the Mystery of Ordination" FacebookXShare… A homily by St. Nicolai Velimirovich “And when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them” (Acts 6:6). By laying their hands on the chosen faithful, the Apostles consecrated Bishops, Priests and Deacons. It is apparent from this that the Christian Faith is not only […]
Share the post "Make THE Difference, where you are, right now" FacebookTwitterShare… I want you to join our team, and make a difference in every corner of the globe. Did you know that half of the first class of graduates of the Greatmartyr Euphemia Orthodox Theological Academy have already been ordained? By four different national […]
Share the post "The Rank of Reader: History and More!" FacebookTwitterShare… by John Nichiporuk The Orthodox divine service is performed by the priest and deacon in the altar, as well as singers and readers in the choir. Arguably we hear the voices of the readers most frequently in the church. They are assigned the important […]
Share the post "Two Scripture Verses You Should Memorize Today" FacebookTwitterShare… Are you discerning a vocation? Do you think about serving Christ as a priest or deacon? Wondering why things seem to slam up against you? Do you feel like you are charging upstream, against the current, sinking in quicksand half the time? You’re not […]
Share the post "The Role of Narcissistic Personality Disorder in the RC Scandal" FacebookTwitterShare… The revelations of decades of abuse and cover-ups in the Roman Catholic Church is gut-wrenching. It calls for recognition, repentance, and penance on a massive scale. It also calls for serious study so that reforms (and reforms MUST come!) are effective. […]
Share the post "Rod Dreher: Letter from a Frustrated Priest" FacebookTwitterShare… In the article excerpted from below, Rod Dreher is writing specifically about the culture of the Roman Catholic Church. Therefore many of the points that he and the priests he quotes make do not apply to the Orthodox Church. However, to the extent that the […]
Share the post "Your Vocation is My Vocation (Homily by Fr. Gregory Jensen)" FacebookTwitterShare… Homily given by Fr. Gregory Jensen at Ss Cyril & Methodius Ukrainian Orthodox Mission, an Orthodox Christian community on the campus of UW-Madison Sunday, July 15 (O.S., July 2), 2018: 7th Sunday after Pentecost; Placing of the Robe of the Mother of God. […]
Share the post "Spiritual Gifts and Your Vocation (Homily by Fr. Gregory Jensen)" FacebookTwitterShare… Homily given by Fr. Gregory Jensen at Ss Cyril & Methodius Ukrainian Orthodox Mission, an Orthodox Christian community on the campus of UW-Madison Sunday, July 8 (O.S., June 25), 2018: 6th Sunday after Pentecost; Virgin-martyr Febronia of Nisibis (304). Epistle: Romans 12:6-14 Gospel: Matthew 9:1-8 […]
Share the post "FB Live: How to Choose a Seminary (and succeed in Distance Learning)" FacebookTwitterShare… There are several seminarians (not to mention theological programs; which is different). Just in the United States, we have: Resident Seminaries: GOARCH Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology – Brookline, Massachusetts; Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. OCA […]
Share the post "Fr. John A. Peck and Great Martyr Euphemia Orthodox Theological Academy" FacebookTwitterShare… Interview with Fr. John A. Peck of the GreatMartyr Euphemia Orthodox Theological Academy, Fr. Anthony Perkins Good Guys Wear Black (Ancient Faith Radio) 24 May, 2018 In this episode, Fr. Anthony interviews Fr. John A. Peck, the Dean of the […]
Share the post "Episode #41 – Fr. Alexander Webster of Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary" FacebookTwitterShare… Interview with Fr. Alexander Webster of Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary, Fr. Anthony Perkins Good Guys Wear Black (Ancient Faith Radio) 14 March 2018 In this episode, Fr. Alexander Webster, the Dean of Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary and a retired Army Chaplain, shares […]