We have come to the last week of Great Lent. During this time, let us consider some major themes of our Orthodox lives in Christ. The chief end of our life The chief end of our life is to live in communion with God. To this end the Son of God became incarnate, in order […]
God’s Message to Us
A message given by Father Stevan March 24, 2019 I asked God what he wanted to say to you today and got an answer. I didn’t hear a voice but received more like a conviction that what seemed to be my own thought was in fact, His response. What I heard was, “Tell them I […]
Show Me Who You Are – Part II
In our last blog, we posted “Show Me Who You Are – Part I,” a message by Father Stevan. You might want to read it before reading Part II below. This is the dialogue of a repentant person spoken here by an Athonite monk who is instrumental in renewing monastic life on Mount Athos. In […]
Show Me Who You Are – Part I
Fr. Stevan Bauman The Lord said that we should take up our crosses and follow him and so we are. Remember this one phrase as we go through this today: “Show me who you are.” Remember that phrase. Today we are talking about repentance, the obstacles to it, and how to overcome them. So, we’re […]
Journey to Pascha
Known to much of the world as Easter, Pascha is the term used by Orthodox Christians. “Pascha” is a transliteration of the Greek word, which is itself a transliteration of the Aramaic pascha, from the Hebrew pesach meaning Passover. It is the feast of the Resurrection of the Lord. Before Lent Begins The Journey to […]
Vladimir: interrogated by the Soviet Militia
John Michael Patrick Branham, known to us by his Orthodox name Vladimir, was one of the last babies born at Wakeman Hospital Center at Camp Atterbury Military Hospital in Edinburgh, Indiana before the base deactivated. He has a younger sister, Marcie. They grew up in Indianapolis. His father served in the Army as part of […]
The Meeting of our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ
The Meeting of our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ commemorates the presentation of Jesus in the Temple forty days after his birth. Joseph and Mary brought Jesus to present him and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the law of the Lord, “A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.” […]
How to Become a Holy Fool: Saint Xenia of St. Petersburg, Fool for Christ
by Fr. Philip LeMasters It is easy to forget that our ways are not God’s ways, that there is usually a stark difference between what is popular and what is holy. He has given us some pretty unusual people to make that point clear through the example of their own lives. They are known in […]
Ryan Timothy LaFerney: the wanna-be rock star librarian
New Board Member Our new board member Ryan Timothy LaFerney has come a long way since his days of teenage rebellion, when he failed his driving test twice and became familiar with every other way to get to where he needed to be. Ryan was born in St. Louis, Missouri to a dad who managed […]
The Saints: Our Living Helpers and Friends
The Saints: our living helpers and friends By Abbot Tryphon “According to St. Symeon the New Theologian, vigil lights are placed before the icons of the saints as a way of showing that without the light, who is Christ, the saints are nothing. It is only as the Light of Christ shines upon them that […]
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