In which we look at what the story of the Pharisee and the Tax-Collector, plus portions of a couple of slightly less well-known stories, have to teach us about not judging and repentance (in preparation for Great Lent)

A brief summary of the eight Christmas readings from the Old Testament

Fortunately for most of us… 🙂

In which we see, in the stories of the thankful leper and of faithful Joiachim and Anna, how thanksgiving and faithful obedience glorify God and reveal His goodness and love

In which we conclude our examination of Ephesians by looking at how Paul tells us how to submit to one another “in the Lord.”

In which we examine the practical implications, as Paul lays them out in Ephesians, of being, like the Theotokos, the Living Temple of the Living God

In which we continue our engagement with Ephesians, focussing on the day’s epistle reading (Ephesians 4:1-6) in which Paul talks not only about our oneness, but also goes into some detail about what we need to do to be one – how to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

“He Himself is our peace.”

— Ephesians 2:14

“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.” And a lot of that work is waiting.

“If the ultimate mystery of goodness lies in the person, the ultimate mystery of evil must also be a personal one.”

–Fr. Alexander Schmemann