Newsletters
Here are Father Christopher's most recent newsletters in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format:
2011 Newsletters
- September, 2011
- August, 2011
- July, 2011
- June, 2011
- May, 2011
- April, 2011
- March, 2011
- February, 2011
- January, 2011
2010 Newsletters
Articles From Past Years' Newsletters
2010
- "The Holy Marty St. Basil Martysz of Osceola Mills, Old Forge, PA, America and Canada and New-martyr of Poland," Written by Jaroslaw Charkiewicz, translated and edited by V. Rev. Michael Oleksa.
- "On Conciliarity, the Emperor and the Laity," by the V. Rev. Father Michael Oleksa.
- "The Nun Whose Monastery was the World," by Fr. Michael Plekon.
- "Irreconcilable Differences," by Fr. Richard Rene.
2009
- "Hymns on the Nativity of Christ: Hymn 11," St. Ephraim the Syrian.
- "Cynicism and the Goodness of God," by Fr. Stephen Freeman.
- "What is So Orthodox at Thanksgiving?" by Fr. Joseph Allen.
- "Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it," by Fr. Andrew Moore.
- "Let us Exalt the Cross Today," by Fr. Christopher Foley.
- "Glory to God in the Diocese of the South: Back to the Future," by Fr. Stephen Freeman.
- "55 Maxims of the Christian Life," by Fr. Thomas Hopko.
- Wisdom of the Holy Fathers: St. Nicodemos of the Holy Mountain.
- "The Feast of Pentecost", by Fr. Alexander Schmemann.
- "Myrrh is Fitting for the Dead", by Fr. Christopher Foley.
- "From the Depths of Hell", by the Very Rev. John Breck.
- "Fixing Our Inner GPS", by Fr. John Takahashi
- "Smart Marriage: How an Attitude of Entitlement Undermines Marriage", by Fr. George Morelli.
- "Sanctify the Waters", by the Very Rev. John Breck.
2008
- Do Not Resent, Do Not React, Keep Inner Stillness Part II: So How Do We Do This? By Archimandrite (Bishop-elect, now his Eminence, Metropolitan) Jonah
- Do Not Resent, Do Not React, Keep Inner Stillness - Part I, by Archimandrite (Bishop-elect, now his Eminence, Metropolitan) Jonah
- Establishing a Daily Rule of Prayer, by Fr. Apostolos Hill, from the September, 2008 Newsletter.
- What Would Jesus Do? by Fr. Christopher Foley, from the August, 2008 Newsletter.
- A Personal God? by Fr. Steven Kostoff, from the July, 2008 Newsletter.
- The Feast of Pentecost, by Fr. Alexander Schmemann, from the June, 2008 Newsletter.
- Evangelism & Culture, by Fr. Michael J. Oleksa, from the June, 2008 Newsletter.
- Abiding in the Light of Pascha, by Fr. Christopher Foley, from the May, 2008 Newsletter.
- The Paschal Message of His Eminence, the Most Reverend DMITRI, Archbishop of Dallas and the South, from the May, 2008 Newsletter.
- Holy Week: Selections from Bridegroom Matins, by Fr. Christopher Foley, from the April, 2008 Newsletter.
- Archpastoral Message for the Great Fast 2008, by his Eminence, the Most Reverend DMITRI, Archbishop of Dallas and the South, from the March, 2008 Newsletter.
- Be Here Now: Stability as Virtue by Fr. Christopher Foley, from the February, 2008 Newsletter.
- Stewardship and the Gospel by Fr. Christopher Foley, from the January, 2008 Newsletter.
2007
- Christ is Born, Glorify Him! An article about St. Gregory Nazianzen's Christmas homily, by Bishop Hilarion Alfeyev. From the December, 2007 Newsletter.
- The Silence of Christmas, by John Hays. This article is adapted from a “reflection” on a class taught by Dr. Al Rossi at St. Vladimir’s Seminary. The class dealt with silence and prayer.
- Bible and Liturgy, by the Very Rev. John Breck, from the October, 2007 Newsletter.
- On Keeping Vigil, by Father Christopher Foley, from the September, 2007 Newsletter.
- On Standing in Church, by the Very Rev. John Ealy, from the August, 2007 Newsletter.
- Sin, Sickness and Holy Unction, by Father Christopher Foley, from the June, 2007 Newsletter.
- Pentecost, by Father Thomas Hopko, from the May, 2007 Newsletter.
- Show Us Also Thy Glorious Resurrection!, by Father Christopher Foley, from the April, 2007 newsletter.
- Great and Holy Friday: the Cross, by Father Alexander Schmemann, from the March, 2007 newsletter.
- Some Thoughts on Prayer, by Father Christopher Foley, from the February, 2007 newsletter.
- An Introduction to Great Lent, by Father Alexander Schmemann, excerpted from his Great Lent with permission from the publishers, from the February, 2007 newsletter.
- Discourse on the Day of the Baptism of Christ, by St. John Chrysostom, from the January, 2007 newsletter.
- Archbishop Anastasios on Prayer, by the Very Rev. John Breck, from the January, 2007 newsletter.
2006
- How We Worship - The Struggle of the American Experience, by Father Christopher Foley, from the December, 2006 Newsletter.
- Confession: Hospital or Courtroom?, by Father Christopher Foley, from the November, 2006 Newsletter.
- Preparation For Holy Communion, by Father Thomas Hopko, from the Orthodox Education Day Book October 7, 2000, quoted in the November, 2006 Newsletter.
- Worship in the Church: The Sanctification of Time, by Father Christopher Foley, from the October, 2006 Newsletter.
- "O Most Strange Wonder," a Homily on the Cross by Father Christopher Foley, from the September, 2006 Newsletter.
- On Fasting, by Father Christopher Foley, from the August, 2006 Newsletter.