(Feast Day ~ June 22) Paulinus had it all – he came from a prominent family with wealth and property; he had received an excellent education; he was respected as a lawyer and public official; he had achieved some renown as a poet; he had a devoted wife. But something was missing, and finding it […]

(Feast Day ~ June 22) Some Christians are considered saints because of their good works and the holiness of their lives, some for the zeal of their defense of Orthodox theology, and others for the eloquence of their teaching or the strength of their leadership as hierarchs. We venerate St. Alban for none of these […]

(Feast Day – June 20) The amount of attention which has been given to the book and movie, The Da Vinci Code, shows how much people are interested in stories of suspense, intrigue, conspiracy and murder – especially those involving the Christian religion. It is unfortunate when what might have been an entertaining novel claims […]

(Feast Day ~ June 18)   We often refer to the saints as “blessed”, recognizing that they have reached a degree of purity and goodness that most of us struggle merely to aspire to. In his Sermon on the Mount, we hear our Lord’s description of the spiritual “rewards” for those who reach this state […]

Feast Day ~ June 17 The life of a diplomat is not an easy one and the responsibilities are great. The fate of nations and the lives of many people often depend on the negotiating skills of the diplomat. The give and take, back and forth, demand and compromise in tense political bargaining require patience […]

(Feast day ~  June 14) Adapted from the Breviary Basil, one of the most distinguished Doctors of the Church, was born in 329, at Caesarea of Cappadocia. He came of a remarkable Christian family; for his paternal grandfather was persecuted to death for Christ, and his maternal grandmother, who reared him as a lad, was […]

(Feast Day ~ June 11) From the very beginning of the Christian Church, from the day of Pentecost when the Holy Spirit was given to the Apostles, Christians have been missionaries. Those who believed that Jesus Christ was the Messiah, the Son of God, were compelled through their zeal to speak to others of the […]

(Feast Day ~ June 10) Most of the earliest saints of the Church are venerated for their great courage amidst persecution and their martyrdom for the faith. After Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire, the designation of “saint” was given to holy men and women whose sanctity was shown in additional ways […]

(Feast Day ~ June 9)   “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” [Matthew 28:19] The Apostles and those who joined and who followed them took our Lord’s admonition so seriously that within a few hundred years […]

(Feast Day ~ June 9) Since so many of the saints whom we venerate lived in the early years of Christianity, it would be easy to conclude that the age of saints is over, that there are no more holy priests and bishops, monastics, missionaries and evangelists, or martyrs. But there are numerous men, women […]