Speaking at St John Chrysostom Mission/Lakewood, Colorado -- where Father Seraphim and Matushka Masha Gisetti also operate the St Ephraim Center, which offers addiction and mental health treatment -- Fr Joseph attempts to answer a question about children and gadget addiction.
"I'm up here, Lord -- hope that doesn't bother You!" In the Sundays before Lent, our Mother bids us to come down to meet the Lord. Fr. Joseph preaches at St Silouan/College Station, Texas.
In his opening remarks at St Sophia/Dripping Springs, Texas, Fr. Joseph plugs a couple books from Ancient Faith Publishing before touching on one of the benefits of attending a retreat: Vision.
Fr. Joseph notes the joys of holiday travel: including a canceled flight to Wyoming, a Cherokee on the way to South Dakota, and unexpected savior for an expecting people.
While Americans converting to Orthodox Christianity may bring along baggage and struggles, this episode notes a few of their strengths; it even praises the Nones!
The priest is often not recognized unless he is on the cross. And in some communities, there’s always one -- or a handful -- that will try to make sure he stays there! (Yet these folks need salvation too.) Fr Joseph unpeels a bit of the Onion Dome.
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