Pillar Mountain Prospect

Contents: I. What are the biblical canticles (odes)? II. The fifth biblical canticle as an example  III. The link hymns (irmoi) of the f...

To love oneself is not selfish or even wrong, provided we love the new man Christ whom we have put on, and not our sinful old man Adam, wh...

A member of the US Congress proposed a law (now defeated) that any employer should have the right to refuse to pay for any kind of health be...

One of my favorite quotes from the saints of our Church is from the Ladder of Divine Ascent. It says, "Expecting to find humility in ...

In the Old Testament, in the book of Proverbs, one reads: ".. the destruction of the ungodly is speedy, and causes joy" (11:3). Bu...

Spent the past weekend in Larsen Bay, AK, pop. 50 -- an idyllic spot with awesome beauty. I was there in August '09 (see Larsen Bay phot...

Every patriotic American concerned about the Constitution should read this article by Garrett Epps, a law professor and former Washington P...

I've just started this "blogroll" and "linklist." Watch it grow Orthodox Education: Resources and Ideas Full of Grac...

In the tradition of the Orthodox Church, the two preeminent holy Apostles are Saints Peter and Paul. The teaching of these apostles is that ...

As Christians we know there is always grief, suffering, and death in a fallen world. But these realities are not to be considered normal - t...

On Monday, May 24, a group of seminarians unexpectedly visited Ouzinkie, Alaska. Ouzinkie is a village on Spruce Island, the same island tha...

"Be of good cheer, I have overcome the world" (John 16:33). "Let your moderation be known to all men. The Lord is at hand. Be...

"He who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen" (First Letter of the Holy Apostle and ...

The Affordable Healthcare for America Act took a big step forward in the US Congress. This appears a "watershed moment" in America...

I'm gradually gaining an idea of the vastness of this state from what the students from different parts of Alaska tell me. It's big ...

Visiting the town dump is part of really getting to know a town. We had to take some stuff to the dump as part of cleaning up for the gradua...

I have to confess that, growing up and living in the lower 48, I was pretty ignorant of Alaska. I thought of it mostly as a big, snowy icebo...

Dear all, I hope you all had a good Easter. I'm sure you did. I had Palm Sunday this week, in snowy / sunny Port Lions, AK. It's a 1...

Dear friends, Christ is born! Glorify Him! Greetings to all of you at this joyous season of Christ's birth. I hope you've all had, o...

November 2008 This is a story I wrote for the St Hermans' Seminary newsletter. It tells you something about Church life here in Alaska, ...

August 18 2008 Things are settling down here as I prepare for the beginning of classes. Yesterday, Sunday, was a wonderful sunny day, but ot...

August 11, 2008 First of all, I want to thank everyone for your prayers for our safe trip and that things will go well here. Please continue...