No Man Is an Island

No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the Continent, a part of the Main; if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a Promontory were, as well as if a Manor of thy friends or of thine own were; any man’s death […]

A Story of Forgiveness

Here is a great story: .. I remember confession in the monastery Grigoriou. Then (in 1981) hegumen George, who is still alive, told me a story. He happened to take a confession from a dying priest in a small town in Greece. The priest had two children with a very large age difference – the […]

Making Rounds as a Prison Chaplain

In making rounds today, I was stopped by an inmate who wanted to talk. The question he asked is; “Will Christ forgive me for my sins and transgressions.”? It is important to note the words of St. Paul who said; “Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the […]