Good morning, brothers and sisters. Thank you so much for everything that you do. Thank you for what you do for the kingdom of heaven. Thank you for what you do in your worship of Jesus and the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, one God. You know, I’m going to ask in a few moments from you to pray for me because I need your prayers. Oh, I desperately need your prayers. And I’ll share with you…
The American Orthodox Catholic Church (AOCC) affirms the ancient faith, apostolic order, and liturgical life of the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church. While we hold fast to the Orthodox tradition, we also recognize the unique pastoral needs of the American context. Among the questions we are often asked is why our Church permits the consecration of married men to the episcopacy. This article offers a theological and pastoral rationale for our practice, grounded in both ancient precedent and present…
Psychology has forgotten that the soul does not exist in a vacuum. Some of you have been going to counseling. You see therapists for all kinds of things. You see people going for marriage, or they’re going for this and for that. And the thing that always strikes me is, by the time I talk to someone, they’ve exhausted every option that they have but God. The reason is that modernity has taught us that God is not important. He…
