“The priesthood is the most terrible thing on Earth. When a priest is serving, he has Paradise on the right and hell on the left. A priest will give an answer for every soul from his parish, if any should perish. The priesthood is not a pro…
May 27, 2026 Filed under: Leave a Comment by His Eminence Metropolitan Saba (Isper) Toward the end of the last century, a lively debate arose in Greece—especially in Athens—over what a priest should wear outside the liturgical services: the…
May 27, 2026 Filed under: Leave a Comment Share the post "Regarding the Priest’s Clothing" by His Eminence Metropolitan Saba (Isper) Toward the end of the last century, a lively debate arose in Greece—especially in Athens—over what a priest…
May 27, 2026 Filed under: Leave a Comment by His Eminence Metropolitan Saba (Isper) Toward the end of the last century, a lively debate arose in Greece—especially in Athens—over what a priest should wear outside the liturgical services: the…
April 29, 2026 Filed under: Leave a Comment Share the post "Midwest OCA Program Aims to Expand Clergy Formation" A new Chicago-based seminary program in the OCA’s Diocese of the Midwest aims to address clergy shortages through a selective,
December 12, 2025 Filed under: Leave a Comment From the diaries of a small-town priest This is a story I heard from a priest I (Fr. Konstantin) know personally. I live in a small town. Its population is about fifty thousand. Naturally, ever…
December 12, 2025 Filed under: Leave a Comment From the diaries of a small-town priest I live in a small town. Its population is about fifty thousand. Naturally, everyone knows one another. And so one day, I had to go to the bank to add cas…
December 12, 2025 Filed under: Leave a Comment From the diaries of a small-town priest This is a story I heard from a priest I (Fr. Konstantin) know personally. I live in a small town. Its population is about fifty thousand. Naturally, ever…
November 26, 2025 Filed under: Leave a Comment Share the post "A Young Man wrote me today asking about the Priesthood" A friend of mine recently sent me this exchange. Published with permission. “Dear Father, I’m currently looking at attend…
October 24, 2025 Filed under: Leave a Comment Share the post "A High Priest, a King, and… a Rabbit" After over four decades of ordained priestly ministry, one does get a feel for what it means to be a priest. There are many verses in Script…
June 4, 2025 Filed under: Leave a Comment One of the many blessings I enjoy in my present assignment (St. Michael the Archangel Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Woonsocket, RI) is that I have three deacons serving with me. It’s the sign of the
June 4, 2025 Filed under: Leave a Comment Share the post "Orthodox Priest’s Tips for New Deacons" One of the many blessings I enjoy in my present assignment (St. Michael the Archangel Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Woonsocket, RI) is that I h…