Priest Richard Rene

Fr. Richard Rene is a priest in the Orthodox Church of America, a professional writer and has published a number of poetry, short stories and novels. He also has a podcast on Ancient Faith Radio (http://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/mysterion) and posts regular sermons and reflections on his blog Mysterion (http://www.thewordfrommysterion.com/).

Why should Orthodox Christians care about Noah?

Why should Orthodox Christians care about Noah?

12 April 2014

Priest Richard Rene

In the ethical dilemmas of Noah, Aronofsky seems to be asking how we can conceive of God without compromising either His justice or His love?

The God of Our Demons

The God of Our Demons

13 October 2012

Priest Richard Rene

Look Up And Seek Your Maker

Look Up And Seek Your Maker

06 August 2012

Priest Richard Rene

Living with the Same Old

Living with the Same Old

10 February 2012

Priest Richard Rene

We need to stop denying that life is vastly ordinary and mostly pretty dull. Let’s get that through our heads by spending a little less time listening to the voices and watching the images that try ...

How Do We Pray?

How Do We Pray?

30 January 2012

Priest Richard Rene

It just seems to me that the long, rambling self-talks that we so often hear being presented as 'prayer' are simply an indication that as people of faith, we have really forgotten what ...

Found in Translation

Found in Translation

29 December 2011

Priest Richard Rene

Whether in the realm of the national, the personal or the spiritual, the problem is the same: translation. People use words and as long as these words appear to mean the same things, they assume that ...

The Final Frontier

The Final Frontier

12 December 2011

Priest Richard Rene

For most of us, though, the opportunities to “boldly go where no man has gone before” are somewhat limited. Most of us live in relative safety and comfort, with little effort required to stay fed, ...

Leading with Your Weakness

Leading with Your Weakness

30 November 2011

Priest Richard Rene

Have you ever heard of the “church face”? It’s the face you put on only Sundays. It’s the spiritual face, the pious face, the face of someone who rarely falls into sins, who never has a doubt and who ...

Friends with Benefits?

Friends with Benefits?

15 November 2011

Priest Richard Rene

I was recently conversing with a young woman in my parish who had been asked what her stand was on this arrangement. She knew that she was against it, of course, but could not quite articulate why, ...

Scapegoating

Scapegoating

06 September 2011

Priest Richard Rene

Most of the time, we seem unable bear this responsibility. We need a scapegoat, and by hook or crook, we often find one, for a time at least. Eventually, when we commit more or different wrongs, we ...

Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next