Is it not excessively ridiculous to seek the good opinion of those whom you would never wish to be like? - Homilies on the Gospel of Saint John, Homily III Today is the feast day of St. John Chrysostom, one of the greatest preachers who ever walked the earth. During a time when city clergy … [Read more...]
The Political God is the Buffoon King
by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon The account of Esther commences with an emperor and his empire. This emperor's original-Persian-name was Xsayarsa. The Babylonians called him Achshiyarshu, which gave rise to the Hebrew version in the Massoretic text, Akhashverosh. Jerome, in his Latin … [Read more...]
The House Of God
by St. John of Kronstadt Let us faithfully praise the Virgin Mary, for she is brought into the Holy of Holies, to be raised in the Lord. Ekos from Matins On this day, my brethren, the holy Church celebrates the solemn Entry into the temple in Jerusalem of the three-year-old child, Mary—the b … [Read more...]
