No Other Foundation

A Lethal Legacy 21.08.2016 ↓

How do we spend our Sunday mornings? At a thrift store? On a golf course? Before the television set? And if we choose any of these options, what are we teaching others by these choices?

An Exclusive Creed 07.08.2016 ↓

Fr. Lawrence says the Nicene Creed was created to exclude which goes against the grain of our modern secular society, where the word “inclusive” has become a magic word, conjuring up warm feelings of virtue, righteousness, and goodness.

On Wearing Cassocks and Other Good Habits 24.07.2016 ↓

So, what’s the deal with clerical dress and monastic habits? Do they really matter?

The Rite of Proskomedia: Who Is Included? 14.07.2016 ↓

Fr. Lawrence suggests there are problems involved in declaring that only Orthodox may be commemorated if no further details are provided, for this sets up the liturgist to be a judge over the souls of men. But who then can be included?

Altar Boys 29.06.2016 ↓

In a recent blog post entitled Altar Girls, Fr. Lawrence raised concerns over considering this practice. In this podcast, he now looks at Altar Boys as well as Sub-Deacons and Acolytes.

What Does An Ecumenical Council Look Like? 23.06.2016 ↓

With many of the autocephalous Churches meeting in Crete this week, some have wondered if this was another "Ecumenical Council" of the Orthodox Church. Fr. Lawrence Farley helps us understand that term.

The Fathers of Nicea 13.06.2016 ↓

On the seventh Sunday of Pascha, we commemorate the holy God-bearing Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council.

Mind the Gap 01.06.2016 ↓

Fr. Lawrence explains the modern contempt for belief in the demonic and why it should be challenged.