Recent life tonsures at Holy Resurrection Monastery
Founded in 1995 in the Mojave Desert in California, Holy Resurrection Monastery is a sui iuris monastery in the spirit of the renewal of traditional monastic life in the Romanian Continue Reading
One path, one body
“Să Mergem Împreună”: everywhere you looked in Romania—on TV and on billboards, churches and other buildings—you saw the image of a smiling Pope Francis together with these words. Translated, they literally say, Continue Reading
God is calling us to break violence’s stranglehold on our world
The recent tragic mass shootings in Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas, killing at least 29 people, point to an ongoing epidemic of mass shootings in the United States. As Continue Reading
Lessons for Earth: 50 years after first moon landing
If you were at least 10-years-old on July 20, 1969, you will surely remember that your eyes were glued to a black and white television set watching what no eyes Continue Reading
Happy Interdependence Day [Bishop’s blog]
July 4, 2019 – Canton, Ohio “like it or not, we live in an interdependent world.” Bishop John Michael Now that I’m home at last, I find that I am writing Continue Reading
Independence Day 2019: Where do we go from here?
A birthday is naturally a time to celebrate the God-given gift of life – the past year, as well as all the years the Almighty has blessed each of us Continue Reading
Back Home [Bishop’s blog]
June 26, 2019 – Canton, Ohio “What can we be doing now to make our parishes (and thus our eparchy) more dynamic?” Bishop John Michael I returned from the Orientale Continue Reading
Eastern Light 2 [Bishop’s blog]
June 19, 2019 – Washington, DC ” My territory as a bishop is vast. My territory is you.” Bishop John Michael Here in Washington, at the 23rd annual Orientale Lumen Continue Reading
Eastern Light [Bishop’s blog]
June 18, 2019 – Washington, DC “One Bishop, One City” Bishop John Michael The Orientale Lumen conference I wrote about is well on its way. We have listened, learned, discussed, Continue Reading
A Refreshing Pause [Bishop’s blog]
June 16, 2019 – Fairfax, VA “Today is Sunday, and I was just thinking how grateful I am to be a Christian, under the commandment to keep today holy by Continue Reading