On January 19th, the Orthodox Church celebrates the joyous Feast of Theophany. There is a wonderful tradition at our Convent: after the Theophany night service, we go to the Convent’s farmstead to plunge into the ice-cold water. After that, we drink hot tea and talk to each other. […]
January 7, 2026, St. Anthony the Great Mission, Hendersonville, NC – The current space constraints at St. Anthony the Great Mission parish were not able to prevent the enthusiasm of seventeen Catechumens. Spread out over three Sundays in November, the parish joyfully welcomed these Catechumens into the fold of Holy Orthodoxy! Please remember in[…]
December 31, 2025, there is a truth I have always known, but only recently begun to take seriously. We become like the God we worship. Not poetically. Not metaphorically. But concretely, through our instincts, our judgments, and our reflexes. We act as we believe our God acts. We judge as we believe our God[…]
January 16, 2026, the Orthodox practice of spiritual fatherhood is one of the most important elements in the spiritual well-being of the faithful. It is also one of the most demanding responsibilities placed upon the clergy. I am convinced that, for the most part, our priests do a faithful and sincere job in this[…]
‘Neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.’ (Romans 8:39). You hold the entire universe in Your hand as though a small hazelnut. You exist outside of time and space. You exist in the Father who is[…]
* “The Christmas of a Lonely Woman”, by St. Nikolai Velimirovich. Dedicated to all those struggling, especially during this holiday season, with sadness, loneliness, and depression. Truly wondering why such sorrow, suffering and depression, especially in these days, is so widespread. Is it because of our extreme self-centeredness or is there truly such extreme sorrow[…]
