By popular demand, the famed KONEVETS QUARTET, from the Konevets Monastery near St. Petersburg, Russia, is returning to the U.S. for a Fall concert tour. The KONEVETS QUARTET was founded by graduates of the St. Petersburg Music Conservatoire in 1992. Their repertoire includes…
“Be mindful, O Lord, of the presbytery, the diaconate in Christ and every priestly orde.” From the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great We returned yesterday from Chicago and the 50th Biennial Antiochian Archdiocese National Convention. It was a…
“A devout woman once wrote thus, ‘In my own family I try to be as little in the way as possible, satisfied with everything, and never to believe for a moment that any one means unkindly toward me… It all…
(Fr. Patrick’s Pascha Sermon—2011) In the Name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Christ is Risen! Let us take a moment to rest on this long beautiful night, which has begun with a few interesting moments. Wouldn’t you say? …
“Joy, like thanksgiving, is at once a gift and a decision. They are nothing without both. God provides the occasion; we respond by entering. Turning away from the occasion, neither glorifying God nor thanking Him, blinds us to His presence…
