Statement on the Orlando Shooting
Beloved, The Basilica of St. Mary, its clergy, parishioners and entire community are not only shocked, but numb and appalled by the senseless mass shooting in Orlando, Florida on June 12, 2016. We condemn the use ...
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Reflection for Mother’s Day By: Fr. George Shalhoub May 8, 2016 This Sunday, our nation will honor and pay tribute to Mothers by setting aside a day to say thank you with cards, flowers or lunch, ...
Read More Reflection on the New Year by Fr. George Shalhoub
Beloved, I know for a fact that within a few days the New Year will be knocking at each and every one of our doors. Many will go to parties and celebrate, others will stay home and many ...
Read More Is the Church a “Reality” for you?
Someone once said, when asked why they find it so important to attend church regularly, that they go to church because for them; "The church is where I find my reality." Wow...what a statement. Not only is ...
Read More Do you understand the mission of the Orthodox Church?
Is Orthodoxy a Religion? by Fr. John Romanides This is an excerpt from the upcoming book Patristic Theology, The University Lectures of Father John Romanides, by Uncut Mountain Press. Many are of the opinion that Orthodoxy ...
Read More The Result of Thanksgiving
When you are generous to another person, you are not bestowing a gift, but repaying a debt. Everything you possess materially comes from God, who created all things. And every spiritual and moral virtue you possess ...
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