Come into the Common Place of Our Heart
On the threshold of Great Lent, the Church calls us to the high calling of forgiveness, but many of us do not fully understand that forgiveness isn’t…
Feb 24, 2015
Posts about Great Lent
Loving to Fast, and Fasting to Love
And when you fast, do not look dismal, like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by men. Truly, I say to you,…
Feb 23, 2015
Entering the Arena–Great Lent Begins… Again!
I see Your Bridal Chamber adorned, O my Savior, and I have no wedding garment that I may enter therein. O Giver of Light, make radiant the garment of my…
Feb 23, 2015
Archbishop Demetrios: Lent Is Not a Journey of Despair
Holy and Great Lent Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance…. Matthew 3:8 To the Most Reverend…
Feb 20, 2015
Enter into the Spirit of Great Lent
Great Lent is about stepping out of the busyness of life and intentionally entering an arena to battle the passions. We are called to live simply and in…
Feb 19, 2015
Maslenitsa: An Orthodox Mardi Gras…With Snowball Fights
Maslenitsa, sometimes called Butter Week, Crepe Week, or Cheesefare Week (i.e. the week we say goodbye to cheese), is a very popular religious and folk…
Jul 24, 2014
Embracing the Blessing of Exquisite Pain
Every year when Pascha ends, I start to eagerly anticipate the next one, the next opportunity to completely focus on my faith and forget the rest of my…
Jun 11, 2014
Bright Week
In this episode, Fr. Jason discusses the conclusion of our Lenten journey and the significance of Bright Week. He challenges us to not just abandon the…
Apr 20, 2014
Celebrating Saint Mary of Egypt in the Deep Desert of Sinai
My dear Fathers and Mothers, and brothers and sisters, in the Faith, Greetings to you from the God-trodden Mount of Sinai! Belated greetings for the Sunday…
Apr 16, 2014
Readings for Palm Sunday
Fr. Steven Ritter finishes his look at the Sunday readings of Lent with this week’s episode on Palm Sunday. The readings are Philippians 4:4-9 and John…
Apr 10, 2014
