His All Holiness, the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, on the Day of the Protection of the Environment - 09/01/2008! - 08/30/08

Once again, as the ecclesiastical year begins, we are called to reflect – with renewed spiritual intensity in Christ and especial sensitivity – on the state of our bountiful planet, and to offer particular prayers for the protection of the whole natural world.

The Falling Asleep of the Mother of God! - 08/26/08

"Let us crown the Church with songs on the falling asleep of the ark of God; for today doth heaven open its bosom to receive her who gave birth to the One whom all cannot contain. And earth doth adorn itself in blessing and splendour, restoring the fount of life."  (Vesperal Litiya of the Feast, Fifth Tone)

I’m a College Student: How Could I Possibly Find Time to Pray! - 08/08/08

by Albert S. Rossi, Ph.D.

During an Orthodox College Fellowship retreat last spring, a college student said, "If I put Christ first, the suffering will be great and the joy will be greater."