“This food we call Eucharist, of which no one is allowed to partake except one who believes that the things we teach are true, and has received the washing for forgiveness of sins and for rebirth, and who lives according to the way Christ handed down to us (Justin Martyr, First Apology).” These powerful...
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In this article, which is party of a series dedicated to the Mystery of the Eucharist, I will discuss how the bread and wine (the gifts) become the Body and Blood of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. In this passage, I must be careful not to say too much. There are many things...
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In a previous article, I wrote about a friend of mine who questioned why Orthodox Christians couldn’t just get back to the Bible and use it as a means for agreeing over what Christianity truly is. During that conversation, my friend asked another question that is intimately related to the first: he wanted to...
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On Easter Sunday, the first one that I served as a clergyman, I visited my aunt’s house, as has been my families’ custom on Easter day, for our Paschal dinner. My Uncle George had a beautiful lamb on the spit, roasting over the coals, and a crowd of people spilled out of my aunt’s...
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You know, wearing a collar can get you into some pretty interesting conversations. In fact, it is not out of the ordinary to get stopped by just about anyone in the most unusual of places, such as the grocery check-out line, a gas station, and even once in a restroom. One opinion, or should...
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A couple of weeks ago, a new family attended a worship service here at St. Catherine for the first time. Over the past few months, I had gotten to know them fairly well through the Introduction to Christianity class that I teach on Wednesday evenings. In that time, I had come to appreciate their...
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