With Every End Comes a New Beginning

Candles lighting

Last night was the end of the 46th Biennial Clergy Laity Congress of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. It was a celebration of the centennial of the Archdiocese, during which time the Church as evolved from an immigrant enclave to a nationally recognized Church. We had celebrations that focused our attention on the great…

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Are You Wise?

Candles lighting

In today’s world education is central to everyone’s identity. As a society we spend billions of dollars annually on education, whether it be for preschoolers or graduate students. Around every corner is the enticement to more and more education, as if we can somehow become wise ‘just’ by sitting in a classroom. To become wise,…

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Holding God

Can you imagine holding Christ in your arms? Can you imagine the blessing of hearing from the Holy Spirit that you would not die before you saw Christ? Well, today both are true, and both are possible. Today the Church commemorates the memory of Saint Symeon the God-Receiver. He was the one to whom God…

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