There are two things that get more difficult as you age; the first is the ability to remember things, and the second is .... well, I forgot. I know, a corny joke, but there is a kernel of truth. This was driven home to me the other day when,...
Today we hear the story of two debtors. One debtor owes a huge debt to his king, and when the king decides to collect what is rightfully his, this debtor falls to his knees and begs the king to have patience with him and he will repay the debt. The...
A letter from His Grace Bishop Gregory of the American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese, liaison from the Assembly of Bishops of the U.S.A. to the Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF), concerning the Church’s joint ministry to our Orthodox college students:Dear Reverend Fathers: As many of you know, the loss of our Christian...
Trust is a foundational building block of any relationship. Without it there simply is no way to have anything more than some superficial connection. But trust requires risk. And we humans avoid risk most of the time. Jesus challenges us to risk trusting Him. You can see our Sunday homilies...
You remember when you were a kid and Christmas seemed to take forever. My mom use to use that old tried and true way to get me and my brother to behave through the year: "Boys, Santa is watching and Christmas is just (fill in the blank) away!" Well...
It is said that St. Anthony warned the believers with "A time is coming when people will go mad and when they see someone who is not mad, they will attack him, saying, “You are mad, you are not like us.”
I was reading a seventh grade public school exam from many decades ago and was struck with the level of language, grammar, and difficulty of the exam. It was very sophisticated and I struggled to "pass!"
There's a famous hamburger restaurant out West called In-N-Out Burger. All the natives out that way swore it was the best hamburger joint in the world. Well, I tried it when I was out that way and my verdict: Eeh, it was OK. But the name, great name signifying...
You've met them. They are the ones who always seem to have a criticism of how things are going AND they don't jump in to assist, they just want to complain. Truth be told, I've caught myself doing the same thing. Isn't it amazing how much insight into a problem...
Today we hear The Lord refer to the people who bring Him a case the disciples couldn't heal as a "faithless and perverse" generation. What made them so? Their "little faith." But in another place, The Lord teaches that faith as little as a mustard seed is enough to moves...
