Fasting and Other Thoughts from Fr. Andrew
Whenever we enter a fasting period, I am often asked “How should I fast?” and “How often should I come for confession?” It is considered a bare minimum requirement if Read more…
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Where do I stand in this journey?
“Lent, rather, is a kind of temporal magnifying glass, revealing in intense, close-up detail the meaning not only of the rest of the year, but the rest of our lives.” Read more…
Warm your hands at the fire of the Divine Love of God
It is hard to love God and sing His praise each day when everything around us regards such behaviour as madness or fanaticism. It is hard to love our neighbour Read more…
Giving – of ourselves
Stewardship, from Glimpses of Glory: Back when I was single and had only myself to worry about, I was introduced to a fuller understanding of stewardship. I had always equated Read more…
Fasting
We have just had the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee. Father Jeremy of orthodoxroad.com has written: The Great Fast and the Pharisee Because the Orthodox Church was instituted Read more…
The Publican and the Pharisee
Today we have the parable of the Publican and the Pharisee. Luke 18:10-14 (Gospel) 10 “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a Read more…
Lenten Fasting
The Fathers know that not every Orthodox Christian is diligent about fasting. So they give us a very gradual introduction to the struggle of Lenten fasting: First, this coming week, nobody fasts. Read more…
Responding to God’s Gifts
Lenten Giving: All of life is a gift, a free gift, given to us by God. This one basic truth frames our relationship with God and one another. It also Read more…
2022 Pascha Dates
Join us in our Paschal celebrations!! Feb. 6 – Zacchaeus Sunday Feb. 13 – The Publican and the Pharisee. This is a fast free week. Feb. 20 – Prodigal Son. Read more…
Tomorrow is the Great Feast of The Meeting of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in the Temple
Join us Feb. 2nd, 2022 at 10:30am for a Divine Liturgy feast day service. Hope to see you there! This is a very ancient and precious feast, one of the Read more…