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December 2013

December 22, 2013

A quick lesson in effective communication from Basil the Great

Remember that time you confused Hemingway with Basil the Great? I was reading something by...

November 2013

November 03, 2013

Meanwhile, St. Basil describes the Christian blogosphere

This morning I cracked open Basil the Great's slender book, On the Holy Spirit. Writing...

July 2013

July 14, 2013

Zimmerman, Trayvon, and the tragedy of taking human life

As far as the Orthodox are concerned, the most fundamental reality of society is that...

May 2012

May 13, 2012

Celebrating faithful mothers

The most obvious thing to do with mothers is to celebrate them. I watch my...

July 2011

July 26, 2011

Hope that does not disappoint

Our days are marked by trouble. Illness in the family, perhaps dire, a child struggling...

July 05, 2011

The gospel of radical submission

The Scripture commands husbands to love their wives, wives to respect their husbands, children to...

February 2011

February 08, 2011

Where we turn to model our lives

According to tradition, the first icon-painter in the Church was the evangelist Luke, and the...

January 2011

January 20, 2011

3 approaches to dealing with grief

What do you do when you lose someone, when tragedy and misfortune befall your family?...

January 13, 2011

Don’t change boats, change yourself

Ever feel like a change in circumstances would make life easier? You’re not alone. Basil...

December 2010

December 31, 2010

A model for real social justice

A rich young ruler comes to Christ and asks what it takes to inherit eternal...

July 2010

July 27, 2010

Be attentive, banish anger

In the ancient Christian story Barlaam and Ioasaph, the pagan king Abenner has a hot...

August 2009

August 05, 2009

Angels have we heard on high?

Last Wednesday Pope Benedict talked a bit about the spill he took earlier in July...