It's been a while since I last posted anything here. Many reasons for that. I'm still receiving physical therapy from a bad fall last August that led to hip surgery. And my church work load has increased in unprecedented scope as I've been doing catechesis with some very eager new entrants into the Orthodox faith. …
Priests of thanksgiving
Today, November 30th, we celebrate the memory of St. Andrew the Apostle, the brother of Saint Peter. The Gospel of John tells us that Andrew was the first of the apostles to follow Jesus and it was Andrew who then brought Peter to Jesus. Thus, in the Orthodox Church St. Andrew is called the First-Called. …
