Response to a Freemason on Dialogue with the Orthodox

Dear in Christ _________, I apologize for the extended delay in my response to your letter.  In it you ask several questions motivated by the information you received from my spiritual son Ignatios that the Orthodox hold the practice of freemasonry to be incompatible with the Orthodox faith, and given the self-understanding of the Church, Read more about Response to a Freemason on Dialogue with the Orthodox[…]

Homily on the Parable of the Wicked Vinedressers

Today we have appointed for the Gospel reading another parable.  But unlike many of the parables, which contain a readily discernable moral to them, the parable today is less a moral tale and more a prophecy.  Indeed, when we read that the householder sends his son, who is rejected and killed, we know right away Read more about Homily on the Parable of the Wicked Vinedressers[…]