Archive for August 2022
Don’t Waste Time
Yesterday’s blog was about the importance of humility. Only when we consider the needs of other and stop comparing ourselves as better than others can we be real Christians. Today I wanted to continue to concept of caring about others above ourselves. Today I want to talk about building up the Church for the glory…
Read MoreThe Key is Humility
We live in a society that is constantly comparing itself to others and we are not immune. We sit at work and compare our coworkers. We compare our neighbors. We even compare our brothers in sisters in the pews on Sunday. Some say our society is the best on the planet. Some say we are…
Read MoreLeadership Development
When Christ was on the Earth, He spent most of His time with a small group of followers we know as disciples. Some among them He called directly while others followed on their own. Among the small group our Lord took twelve and developed a holy sense of leadership they would need to lead the…
Read MoreBecome a Modern Confessor
The Church speaks often about the importance of Holy Confession. You read it here as much as any topic we discuss. Did you know that a ‘Confessor’ has nothing to do with the sacraments of Holy Confession? It is a ‘title’ given to certain saints of the Church, and you may not know what it…
Read MoreAs Much as We can Bear
I hear it whenever someone is faced with a challenge of faith. “I don’t know if I can do it!” This statement of doubt isn’t a lack of faith, but a lack of understanding. We just don’t understand that God is our protector and comforter. He will not allow us to ‘go down the wrong…
Read MoreWho Are You?
This is a question we rarely think about but often answer. My name is Fr Athanasios. I’m a priest. I can list a thousand answers to this question and never get to the root of who I truly am. I am more than the sum of my parts, as the saying goes. What matters is…
Read MoreFor the Sake of Others
We live in a society that places the self above all others. We believe as WE want to believe. We act as WE want to act. We say what WE want to say. You get the point. What is missing in the self-absorption mentality is the consideration of others. I can’t tell you how many…
Read MoreAre We Killing the Church?
Sometimes I wonder what the effect of our indifference to the Church may be. It seems every time I turn around another ‘good one’ has turned away from fervent faith. Maybe he doesn’t leave the Church completely, but the comes when he frequents the movie theater more than the Church. The effects of this behavior…
Read MoreFaith of the Ancients
Today begins the ‘Fifteen Days of August’ which is a period of fasting and preparation for the Feast of the Dormition (earthly death) of the Virgin Mary. Today also commemorates an ancient tradition of the Church with the Holy Cross for the healing of the people. We can learn a great deal from the faith…
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