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Help at hand

Keep the letter of James close at hand.

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What good is faith?

“What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith, but does not have works?” (James 2:14)

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Post-liturgical snap.

Post-liturgical snap.

Now that some of the dust has settled from my move

Now that some of the dust has settled from my move, I am able to reflect a little on how grateful I am to have spent the last three-plus years with these two. Serious, traditional, loving, and faithful men of God who know how to have a good laugh—even when there’s every reason to cry. There’s not much better in my book. Glory to God.

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Time for me to hit the road. It’s been real, NYC

Time for me to hit the road. It’s been real, NYC.

“But as we said, with the passing of time the un

“But as we said, with the passing of time the unworthy <bishops> were mixed and mingled with the worthy, and they strove for preeminence, one against another. Indeed, after the occupants of the apostles’ thrones showed themselves to be carnal men, lovers of pleasure and glory, and after they fell away into heresies, the divine grace abandoned them as well, and this authority was withdrawn from such men. Accordingly, as they have given up everything else which those who perform sacred rites ought to have, what is demanded of them is merely this one thing, orthodoxy—and not even this, in my opinion, since someone who in modern times refrains from surreptitiously introducing a dogma into the Church of God is not thereby orthodox. Rather, an orthodox is someone who has achieved a mode of life consistent with right doctrine. And it is he or a similar man whom the patriarchs and metropolitans down the ages either were looking for but never came across, or in place of whom, if they did find him, they preferred an unworthy man. They demanded only this of the man: that he should produce the confession of our faith in writing, and in him they welcomed only this, his being neither zealous on behalf of goodness, nor as regards evil an opponent to anybody—as if thereby they were securing peace for the Church, when that state of things is worse than all hostility and is a cause of great confusion.⁣
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As a result of this, then, the [clergy] became good for nothing, and as the Lord said, they have become like the people. For they did not reprove, hold in, and restrain, but rather they excused and covered up one another’s passions...”⁣
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—St. Symeon the New Theologian (d. 1022, commemorated today), Epistle I.⁣
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Holy man of God, intercede for us! Help us remember what is at stake!

Today I served for the last time as a priest of St

Today I served for the last time as a priest of St. Nicholas Shrine Church in Flushing, NY. I am so grateful to Jesus Christ for having brought me here and ordaining me to his holy priesthood here, and trusting me to serve his flock here, and especially for allowing me to serve with and learn from Fr. Paul Palesty and Fr. Aristidis Garinis—two “priest’s priests”. There’s so much more I could say.⁣
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But now a new chapter begins. This week Pres. Meredyth and I make the trek down to Charlotte, NC, where not only will we have the blessing to be near family, but where I will assume the role of proïstamenos (head priest) at St. Nektarios Church. If you’re inclined to do so, please say a prayer for us.⁣
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We are grateful beyond words for the love we have been shown.

"Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say: Rej

"Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say: Rejoice! Let everyone know your forbearance. The Lord is at hand. Have no anxiety about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, will keep your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."

“Lord, my God, you will lighten my darkness.”

“Lord, my God, you will lighten my darkness.” (Psalm 17:29b, LXX)

It’s such a blessing to watch the Church grow, w

It’s such a blessing to watch the Church grow, whether through missionary work or through God-loving Christian families giving over their children to God for adoption as his sons and daughters. God grant many years to his newly-illumined son, Matthew Panagiotis, his family, and his sponsors in Holy Baptism!

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