I remember the piles of stuff.  It was summer and everything was ahead of us, a move to Madison, a new parish, and a new life four hours over the eastern horizon. There was so much to do, so much…

There are days when you think about what you could’ve done, what you should’ve done, the chances you missed, and how everything got so messy so quickly.  That’s shame for you. I’m not speaking about the kind of shame people…

Sunday of Forgiveness (Cheesefare) From the book “Great Lent” by Fr. Alexander Schmemann: Finally comes the last day, usually called “Forgiveness Sunday”, but whose other liturgical name must also be remembered: the “Expulsion of Adam from the Paradise of Bliss”. This name summarizes indeed…

From the book, “Thoughts for Each Day of the Year”, St. Theophan the Recluse: Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee Luke 18: 10-14 Yesterday the Gospel reading taught us persistence in prayer, and now it teaches humility, or the feeling…