Sunday of the Last Judgement
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…
Sunday of the Prodigal Son
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…
Fourth Sunday of Great Lent St. John Climacus
On the Fourth Sunday of the Fast, we celebrate the memory of our Holy Father John the author of the Ladder.In the Church services for the fourth Sunday the Holy Church offers us a great example of the life of…
Third Sunday of Great Lent Veneration of the Holy Cross
Third Sunday of Great Lent Veneration of the Holy Cross The Third Sunday of Lent is called “The Veneration of the Cross.” At the Vigil of that day, after the Great Doxology, the Cross is brought in a solemn procession…
THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE MOST HOLY THEOTOKOS
THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE MOST HOLY THEOTOKOS March 25The Feast of the Annunciation is one of the earliest Christian feasts, and was already being celebrated in the fourth century. There is a painting of the Annunciation in the catacomb of…