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Teachings From the Church and Other Important Lessons

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Giving for the Future

I have never met a single person who refused to give. We all give for...
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God is in Control

We hear it from friends. We read it on social media. “God is in control!”...
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Don’t Ignore the Angels

Today is the Feast of the Synaxis of the Archangel Michael and the rest of...
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Why Do Christians Suffer?

Have you ever asked yourself why Christians must suffer? Why does God expect us to...
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How do we heal?

Like many of you, I didn’t get much sleep last night. Ever since I was...
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Be Blameless When Society Is Wicked

Sometimes we like to think is was ‘easier’ to be a Christian in the past....
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We Long for Each Other

Throughout human history we have lived in groups and families. This is by design from...
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Cultural Faith

You have read many times in this blog, and you have heard me say even...
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True Faith Doesn’t Demand Favorites

As a Priest of a large community, I have the difficult task of choosing between...
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Are You Growing?

I’m sure we can all agree that learning and growing are good things. It would...
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Things Will Be Better

There is a malaise over the town after our doubleheader hurricane. Many are still digging...
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The Household of God

Our host parish in Tarpon Springs was in the throngs of a doubleheader hurricane in...