Author Archives: Father Steven Allen

Orthodox Survival Course St. Irene Orthodox Church Rochester Hills, Michigan 2017-2018 Class 2 – A.D. 313 – 1054, The Church of the Romans: Overview …the whole world is like one well-ordered and united family. For our Emperor, invested as he … Continue reading →

Orthodox Survival Course St. Irene Orthodox Church Rochester Hills, Michigan 2017-2018 Class 1 – A.D. 33 – A.D 313, The Early Church, The Era of the Catacombs Evening worship do we offer Thee, the Unwaning Light, Who in the end … Continue reading →

Orthodox Survival Course St. Irene Orthodox Church Rochester Hills, Michigan 2017-2018 Introductory Class The Purpose of Our Course Our title, “Orthodox Survival Course” does not refer to physical survival, at least not directly, though sometimes physical survival is the outcome … Continue reading →

Dear Readers, Forgive me, for Christ’s sake, for posting so rarely lately!   I pray that with the Lord’s grace helping me, I shall get back to writing the daily Gospel commentaries that have always been the content of the … Continue reading →

4 September OS 2017 – Saturday of the 15th Week after Pentecost (15th week of Matthew); S. Anthimos of Nicomedia, Hieromartyr; S. Theoktistos, Monk On the fifteenth Saturday of Matthew in 2015, I posted these thoughts on today’s Gospel: Today’s … Continue reading →

2 September OS 2017 – Friday of the Fifteenth Week of St. Matthew; S. Mamas, Martyr; S. John the Faster, Patriarch of Constantinople Last year I posted these thoughts on today’s Gospel.  This is a slightly edited version.  In the … Continue reading →

This is a re-posting of last year’s commentary: 20 August OS 2017 – Saturday of the Thirteenth Week of St. Matthew; Holy Prophet Samuel In the Gospel today, we read the Lord’s well-known command to “Render unto Caesar the things … Continue reading →

18 August OS 2015 – Thursday of the 13th Week after Pentecost (13th week of Matthew), Holy Martyrs Florus and Laurus In today’s Gospel, the Lord teaches about the sin that cannot be forgiven: Verily I say unto you, All … Continue reading →

10 August OS 2017: Wednesday of the Twelfth Week of St. Matthew; Holy Martyr Lawrence, Archdeacon of Rome On Monday we began reading from the Gospel According to St. Mark, the shortest and most direct of the four Gospels. St. … Continue reading →

3 August OS 2017: Wednesday of the Eleventh Week of St. Matthew; Ss. Isaac, Dalmatus, and Faustus In today’s Gospel, the Lord pronounces sentence on that portion of His own nation that had rejected Him: their house will be left … Continue reading →