-
Waking Up
Read more: Waking UpThe fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom (Psalm 111:10). This fear descends on us from on High. It is a spiritual feeling, firstly of God and then of us ourselves. We live in a state of awe by virtue of the presence of the Living God together with awareness of our own […]
-
The Life of Thanksgiving
Read more: The Life of ThanksgivingThis year I will make the annual pilgrimage back to South Carolina to be with family for the (American) Thanksgiving holiday. Fewer of my children will be there – a mark of the maturing of their own families and the difficulty of travel at this time of year. The year is different as well for […]
-
The Doors of the Heart
Read more: The Doors of the HeartIn the summer of 1952, an obscure event took place in London that would have a profound impact on the future of Orthodox Christianity in the English-speaking world. A seventeen year-old English lad walked through the doors of St. Philip’s Russian Orthodox Church on Buckingham Palace Road (the Church has long since been torn down). […]
-
The First Kathisma – Sunday Vigil – St. Vladimir’s
Read more: The First Kathisma – Sunday Vigil – St. Vladimir’s[vodpod id=Video.4916260&w=425&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] The First Kathisma – Sunday Vigil at St. Vladim…, posted with vodpod
-
The Nativity Fast – Why We Fast
Read more: The Nativity Fast – Why We FastNovember 15, marks the beginning of the Nativity Fast (40 days before Christmas). The following article offers some thoughts on the purpose of fasting. +++ Fasting is not very alive and well in the Christian world. Much of that world has long lost any living connection with the historical memory of Christian fasting. Without the […]
-
The Texture of Life and the Kingdom
Read more: The Texture of Life and the KingdomThere is a “texture of life” that cannot be reduced. It has a richness that rational descriptions cannot capture. Though we battle with powerful forces that draw us towards the destructiveness of sin – there is written deep within us a hunger for wholeness and the capacity for God. In the words of St. John, […]
-
Eastern Christian New Media Awards
Read more: Eastern Christian New Media AwardsGlory to God for All Things has again been nominated for “Best Individual Blog” by the Eastern Christian New Media Awards. I have been honored to have won this award for the past two years. The honor is based on votes of readers. There are an increasing number of excellent blogs, for which I give […]
-
“A Sword Will Pierce Your Soul”
Read more: “A Sword Will Pierce Your Soul”The Mother of God, while bringing the Christ child to the temple, was greeted by an elderly man, the “just and devout man,” Simeon. Taking the child into his arms he spoke the well-known prophetic words of the Nunc Dimittis, “Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace….” He spoke as well of the […]
-
The Holy Angels
Read more: The Holy AngelsThis 8th of November is the Feast of St. Michael and All the Bodiless Powers of Heaven. The feast marks its own special occasion, but it seems entirely appropriate that the feast should be so close to the beginning of the Nativity Fast. There are very few Biblical stories where angels do not play a part, […]
-
Suffering in a One-Storey Universe
Read more: Suffering in a One-Storey UniverseA comment on a previous post which mentioned the Biblical and patristic teaching that we should “give thanks to God for all things” has been an occasion for personal reflection – the substance of which forms this present post. For those who wrestle with the inherent difficulties of giving thanks for all things – I […]
Subscribe to blog via email
Support the work
Your generous support for Glory to God for All Things will help maintain and expand the work of Fr. Stephen. This ministry continues to grow and your help is important. Thank you for your prayers and encouragement!
Latest Comments
Thank you. I’m deeply grateful for this answer!
Mallory, These “sons of God” would, I think, definitely have been demons. But the demons are simply fallen angels, angels…
Hélène, What a wonderful description! St. Dumitru was also among those who suffered in the prisons of the Communists, I…
Thank you, Fr. Stepehen, this is so interesting to me. You wrote “The “sons of god” seems to be an…
Read my books
Listen to my podcast
Please Read
Categories
Archives
And when tradition is rejected we’re left with the schizophrenic dichotomy of libertarian freedom and social constructionism of Liberal Modernity.…