Ephesians 2:14-22; Luke 18:18-27             As we prepare to welcome Christ at His Nativity, we must be on guard against the subtle temptation to make the season all about ourselves and our place in the world. That may seem like a strange temptat...

Hebrews 9:1-7; Luke 10:38-42; 11:27-28      Today we celebrate the feast of the Entrance into the Temple of the Most Holy Theotokos. Her elderly parents Joachim and Anna offered Mary to God by taking her to live in the Temple in Jerusalem as a you...

Hebrews 7:26-8:2; Luke 10:25-37       There is an ancient Christian saying that the rule of prayer is the rule of belief. Our worship as Orthodox Christians manifests what we believe, and what we believe informs our worship.  How we pray shapes ou...

Galatians 2:16-20; Luke 8:41-56                   Many people are filled with fear and worry today, even to the point of losing all hope.  The effects of the multi-layered trauma of the global pandemic remain with us, as do threats of so many kind...