With the synaxion of the Theotokos freshly celebrated, Fr. John reflects on Mary, the mother of our Lord.

How wonderful to know that we are loved and wanted by God, who calls to us by name!

God places within us a hunger for fellowship with himself and creation, but too often man distorts that hunger into an appetite for temporary pleasure.

Fr. John shows how our cultural deterioration brings us closer to the conditions that the early Church thrived in.

Fr. John examines the difference between true healing and mere relief.

Fr. John examines the last of the ten great commandments.

Fr. John notes that as we accept the mercy of God, that mercy is proof that God accepts us.

For those of us who cannot go, work or provide, Fr. John notes that we can still contribute in the most important way.

Fr. John notes the shift in society from text to image and warns of the power of images on the soul.

Do clothes make the man? Fr. John, with help from Saint Nicodemus, might beg to differ.