REFLECTIONS

It is our cherished tradition to have our homes blessed with the water sanctified on Holy Theophany. Fr. Tom will be visiting parish...

A View from the Moon I remember reading about the space shuttle Columbia where astronaut James Irwin walked on the moon in 1971. He said,...

I heard a saying recently that went, “You can’t control the wind, but you can adjust your sails.” These eleven words could have been...

If you open your Bible to the Christmas story, you’ll find an interesting pattern.  The angel Gabriel appears to Zacharias and says, “Do...

The Encounter of Faith I've been intrigued with the parable of the blind man found in Luke 18:35-43 during my Advent journey. The blind...

The devotional book, Behold A Great Light: A Daily Devotional for the Nativity Fast through Theophany (Ancient Faith Publishing, 2023),...

Reflecting on my journey before joining Holy Apostles, I spent two years battling depression. Around January, Fr. Tom shared a story...

There’s an Evangelical Christian worship song that came to my mind recently. I was thinking about the importance of standing in silence...

We are about a quarter of the way into the Nativity Fast leading up to the celebration of Christ’s birth.  We have this time of year to...

More Than Just a Holiday Like many things in life, holidays often come and go and for some, holidays have lost their meaning and have...

Growing up in the Midwest, I became quite accustomed to severe weather events. Thunderstorms, tornadoes, blizzards, and ​ice storms were...

The Nature of Human Relationships It is hard to imagine a deep friendship or marriage without some sort of forgiveness being asked of one...