To the Beloved-of-God Pastors, Venerable Monastics, and all the Faithful Children of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the Diaspora and in Ukraine “It is the day of Resurrection, let us be illumined O people! Pascha, the Lord’s Pascha; for Christ God has led us from death unto life, and from earth to heaven, as … Continue reading Archpastoral Paschal Letter 2018
Month: March 2018
Not the God I Choose but the God Who Chooses Me
I am offended by Scripture because I prefer to worship a god choseof my own choosing rather than the God Who has chosen me.
In Christ Our Hearts Are Made Whole
We don’t have to live with a divided heart. We don’t have to be at war with each other because we don’t have to be at war with ourselves. In Christ, we can find forgiveness and wholeness of being. Communion with Christ brings communion with each other because it heals the divisions of the human heart.
Homily: Sunday of the Cross
From the Cross, in this terrible moment, when humanity says “No!” to God, God says His final and definitive “Yes!” to us.
God’s Prophecy to Isaiah, Guards His Promise to Noah.
Just as a “dishonest scale” can undermine the trust between buyer and seller, the evil imaginations of the human heart--of my heart--have the potential to tear apart the human community. “He who is devoid of wisdom despises his neighbor,” and it is this that is the root of all human violence. Even if I never lift my hand against him, in my heart I kill my neighbor I hold him in contempt.