The Extra/Ordinary Hospitality of St. Herman House
The Church is a hospital, according to St. John Chrysostom, and according to St. Ignatius its sacraments are medicine. It is often repeated that Christ is the Great Physician, and that the spiritual life of the Church heals the sickness of the passion-ridden soul.
The Church As Neighbor: Corporately and Compassionately Engaged by Fr. John D. Jones
Moved with compassion, the Good Samaritan comes to the place where a Jew, typically despised by Samaritans, has been beaten and left (Lk. 10:33). And he acts: “beholding him,” the Samaritan “came to him and bandaged up his wounds.”
Healing in the Parish and the World: Let Us Go Forth in Peace by Bishop Kallistos Ware
Our theme is the liturgy after the Liturgy. Consider the word “peace” in the Divine Liturgy: In peace let us pray to the Lord, for the peace from above, and for the peace of the whole world; and also the meaning of the celebrant’s greeting, “Peace be with you all.” We know the priest is not just transmitting his own peace, but he is transmitting to the congregation the peace of Christ. And peace, we know, is a gift from God.
The King’s Jubilee: A ministry to the homeless of Philadelphia by Cranford Coulter
The King’s Jubilee: A ministry to the homeless of Philadelphia by Cranford Coulter For we are His workmanship; created in Christ Jesus... Read More
A Sermon From Moscow: A Parish Priest Speaks to His Flock
by Fr. Alexander Borisov Dear friends, our short summer is over. It was, as our poet Alexander Pushkin put it, “a parody... Read More
The Invisible Border
by Heather Zydek There is a place where an invisible border cuts through the west side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It’s not the... Read More
One Parish’s Engagement with its Homeless Neighbors
by Jill Wallerstedt The morning begins as most do: friends coming for breakfast. A table spread with toast, peanut butter, jelly, butter,... Read More
One Parish's Engagement with its Homeless Neighbors
by Jill Wallerstedt The morning begins as most do: friends coming for breakfast. A table spread with toast, peanut butter, jelly, butter,... Read More