Holy Nativity Orthodox Church

Have you every wondered why you struggle to keep your faith strong, even while you never really struggle to find something to eat? Perhap...

In the third volume of the Missionary Letters of St. Nicholai Velimirovich, in letter 230, St. Nicholai tells a story to explain how God...

Fornication leads to murder. The first time I read this statement was, I think, in the life of a certain saint who after early victories...

How shall I, the unworthy, dare to enter the brilliance of Thy holy place? If I venture to enter into the bridal chamber, my garment ...

I've read a couple of interesting perspectives on the Pussy Riot protest, one from a pundit in Great Britain and the other from an Or...

Bonnie and I got back from Saskatoon yesterday.   Today we are recovering.   After matins, I took a two-hour nap.   Today at matins we c...

Dear Friend, I would like to respond somewhat backwards to your questions about sex beginning with your questions, "Where are th...

My foster brother learned a valuable lesson when he joined the Marines Corps (about thirty-five years ago). He had taken Junior Reserv...

The movement of thoughts in a man originates from four causes.  Firstly, from the natural will of the flesh; secondly, from the imagination ...

Afternoon Service at Mellstock (Circa 1850) On afternoons of drowsy calm We stood in the panelled pew, Singing one-voiced a ...

Save The Dates! Fr. Michael will be conducting a weekend retreat on the topic: Prayer for Beginners. It will be held October 12-13 in Vern...

I was cleaning out some half-written essays and ran across this from last Great Lent.  It seems somehow appropriate in the light of my la...

Yesterday I wrote these words: " Irenic words and actions have little force when they proceed from a disturbed heart.  They are the ...

Be a persecutor of yourself, and your enemy will be driven from your proximity.  Be peaceful within yourself, and heaven and earth will b...

In a homily recently I spoke about the Christian experience of “falling and getting back up again.”  That is, I spoke about the need...

"Do not, like the pupils of teachers, over-scrutinize the words that are written from experience for the fostering of your way of life,...