by Fr. Luke | Sep 8, 2016 | Adult Spiritual Education, General
Commemorated on September 8 The Nativity of Our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary: The Most Holy Virgin Mary was born at a time when people had reached such a degree of moral decay that it seemed altogether impossible to restore them. People often...
by Fr. Luke | Aug 5, 2016 | Adult Spiritual Education, General
In the third year of His preaching, the Lord Jesus often spoke to His disciples of His approaching passion but at the same time of His glory following His suffering on the Cross. So that His impending passion would not totally weaken His disciples and that no one...
by Fr. Luke | Jul 29, 2016 | Adult Spiritual Education, General
Everyone will spend eternity in God’s presence According to Saint Gregory of Nyssa, heaven and hell are not about location, but about relationship. God is everywhere, and He did not create a heaven for some, and a hell for others. If we love God, His fire will be a...
by Fr. Luke | Jul 27, 2016 | Adult Spiritual Education, General
The Great Martyr and Healer Panteleimon was born in the city of Nicomedia into the family of the illustrious pagan Eustorgius, and he was named Pantoleon. His mother St Euboula (March 30) was a Christian. She wanted to raise her son in the Christian Faith, but she...
by Fr. Luke | Jul 4, 2016 | Adult Spiritual Education, General
Lights From the Carpathians The Holy Spirit provides every gift: He inspires prophecy and perfects the priesthood; He grants wisdom to the illiterate, makes simple fishermen become wise theologians, and establishes perfect order in the assembly of the Church....
by Fr. Luke | Jun 26, 2016 | Adult Spiritual Education, General
The Sunday following Pentecost is dedicated to All Saints, both those who are known to us, and those who are known only to God. There have been saints at all times, and they have come from every corner of the earth. They were Apostles, Martyrs, Prophets, Hierarchs,...
