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Saturday, August 31, 2013

Marking Time: Homily for the Ecclesiastical New Year in the Orthodox Church

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                         Have you ever noticed the ways we mark the passage of time in our lives?   Since my “day job” is in a universi...
Monday, August 19, 2013

The Cappadocian Fathers on Almsgiving and Fasting

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The Cappadocian Fathers on Almsgiving and Fasting by Rev. Fr. Philip LeMasters | August 19, 2013 Not only a prominent theme ...
Sunday, August 18, 2013

Offering Loaves and Our Lives: Homily for the 8th Sunday After Pentecost and the Sunday After the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos in the Orthodox Church

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                          This Thursday we began celebrating a great feast of the Church, the Feast of the Dormition of Mary the Theoto...
Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Humility and Mercy as Opposed to Condemnation: An Eastern Orthodox Interpretation of Pope Francis' Comments on Whether to Judge Gay People

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              It has been interesting to see all the attention given to Pope Francis’  “Who am I to judge?” comment on how he responds ...
Saturday, August 3, 2013

Christ Heals our Paralysis: Homily for the Sixth Sunday of Matthew During the Dormition Fast in the Orthodox Church

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Matthew 9:1-8              Romans 12: 6-14                          I am sure that we have all felt stuck, trapped, or paralyzed in ...
Thursday, August 1, 2013

Christianity in India Through American Eyes: A Complicated Religious Culture

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                          You cannot go to India without thinking about the relationship between Christianity and other religions,...
Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Kate LeMasters: Intern at West Africa AIDS Foundation in Ghana

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Kate LeMasters '15 Washington and Lee University International Poverty West Africa AIDS Foundation Ghana, Africa About Kate ...
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