St. Nikephoros the Leper (feast day January 4) is a twentieth-century saint who suffered from leprosy for many decades. He has emerged as a major saint to turn to during this time of pandemic, after word spread that he  had  appeared  to  an elderly man in Greece in early March, telling him not to fear […]

Priest’s Corner Last year at this time, I happily announced that the Synod of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia had officially set the date for the full consecration of our church for this year’s patronal feast day. As we all know, of course, this was not meant to be. Although we […]