Monthly Archives: February 2009

Baby McKenzie and the Right to Life

Posted on February 28, 2009 by Fr. Ted

I want to ask all of the readers of my blog to add to their prayer lists, the one year old baby McKenzie. McKenzie is in need of a liver/small bowel transplant in order to live. She has spent much … Continue reading →

Posted in love, Sanctity of Human Life | Tagged Charity, Pro-family, Pro-life, Right to Life, Transplant | 4 Comments

Bailout: No Avoiding the Pain

Posted on February 28, 2009 by Fr. Ted

According to the dictionaries, the word “bailout” as a term applying to corporate financial rescue was coined in the early 1950′s. I am not sure what was happening at that point in the U.S. economy that such a term became … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Morality, United States | Tagged Bailout, Ethics and Economics, National Debt, U.S. Economy | 1 Comment

Forgiveness Sunday 1995

Posted on February 27, 2009 by Fr. Ted

Sermon notes Forgiveness Sunday 3/5/1995 We are about to embark on a heroic and noble journey. Our journey which will begin today will end on April 23, some 7 Sundays from now. We will be challenged by many perils, … Continue reading →

Posted in forgiveness, Great Lent, Orthodox, Orthodoxy, Pascha, Repentance | Tagged forgiveness, Forgiveness Sunday, Great Lent, Matthew 6:14-15, Romans 13:11-14:4 | 1 Comment

Madison on Peace, Conscience, Industry, and National Debt

Posted on February 25, 2009 by Fr. Ted

I began reading earlier this year the collected WRITINGS of James Madison. My original interest in him was because some historians think he was the most influential of the Founding Fathers in establishing the relationship between church and state in … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Government, Law and Religion, Peace, United States | Tagged Conscience, Industrial Revolution, James Madison, National Debt, Peace, war | Leave a comment

The Last Judgment: What Did you Give to Others?

Posted on February 25, 2009 by Fr. Ted

Gospel Lesson of the Last Judgment (Matthew 25:31-46) Mother Maria Skobtsova wrote: The way to God lies through love of people. At the Last Judgment I shall not be asked whether I was successful in my ascetic exercises, nor how … Continue reading →

Posted in Gospel, Judgment, love, Morality, Orthodox, Orthodoxy | Tagged Charity, Last Judgment, Matthew 25:31-46, Mercy | Leave a comment

Thinking About Metropolitan Jonah’s Revision of the OCA

Posted on February 24, 2009 by Fr. Ted

As I listened to His Beatitude, Jonah, address the Metropolitan Council last week in New York, I jotted down some immediate thoughts and reactions to his address. I was impressed by the fact that he had thought this out, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Church, OCA, Orthodox Church in America | Tagged Metropolitan Jonah, OCA, OCA Metropolitan Council, Orthodox Church in America | 3 Comments

Metropolitan Jonah’s “Re-vision” of the Church

Posted on February 23, 2009 by Fr. Ted

For those wanting to read more about the February 18-20 Metropolitan Council meeting, I would recommend reading Mark Stokoe’s comments on OCAnews.org. I also hope the membership of the OCA will look into the Metropolitan’s new vision for the OCA, … Continue reading →

Posted in OCA, Orthodox Church in America | Tagged Metropolitan Jonah, OCA, OCA Metropolitan Council, Orthodox Church in America | 1 Comment

Pascha as our Judgment Day

Posted on February 22, 2009 by Fr. Ted

Meatfare Sunday 2009 The Gospel Lesson of the Last Judgment (Matthew 25:31-46) offers us some thoughts about how to end up on God’s good side on the Day of Judgment. Take note in this parable of Jesus that the Kingdom … Continue reading →

Posted in Christ, Great Lent, Judgment, Orthodox, Orthodoxy, resurrection | Tagged Great Lent, Kingdom of God, Last Judgment, Matthew 25:31-46, Meatfare, Mercy, Pascha | 3 Comments

Evolution “According to Their Kinds”

Posted on February 22, 2009 by Fr. Ted

The 200th birthday of Charles Darwin and the 50th Anniversary of the publication of his THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES has led to a wealth of literature being made available that really does make the theory of evolution accessible to the … Continue reading →

Posted in evolution, God and Evolution, God and Science, Science and Religion | Tagged Creation, Darwin, Evolution and God, Genesis 1, Speciation | 3 Comments

The OCA’s Metropolitan Council

Posted on February 21, 2009 by Fr. Ted

Getting home from my first full Metropolitan Council meeting in 15 years, I realized how different I felt that when I used to come home from these meetings so many years ago. One thing was the same – we were … Continue reading →