About this blog

Welcome to the orthodoxkansas.org blog. This blog is authored by the clergy of the Kansas Deanery of the Diocese of Wichita and Mid-America. The administrators hope the blog will be used for both spiritually edifying posts (whether original or from patristic sources) and parish announcements.

Sermon 73 of Our Father Among the Saints, Leo the Great, Pope of Rome: On the Lord’s Ascension

By FrDanielG, on May 29th, 2011

I. The events recorded as happening after the Resurrection were intended to convince us of its truth

Since the blessed & glorious Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, whereby the Divine power in 3 days raised the true Temple of God, which the wickedness of the Jews had overthrown, the sacred 40 days, dearly-beloved, are today [...]

May 29th, 2011 | Category: Doctrine, Feasts, From the Fathers | Leave a comment

The Feast of Mid-Pentecost & the Pentecostarion

By FrDanielG, on May 17th, 2011

The 50 days following Pascha until the Feast of Pentecost are known as the period of the Pentecostarion in the Orthodox Church. At the mid-point between these great feasts of Pascha & Pentecost, on the 25th day which is always a Wednesday, is 1 of the most beloved feasts for the most devout Orthodox Christians [...]

May 17th, 2011 | Category: Doctrine, Feasts, History | Leave a comment

A Homily on the Transfiguration by St. Gregory Palamas, Archbishop of Thessalonica

By Administrator, on August 7th, 2009

For an explanation of the present Feast & understanding of its truth, it is necessary for us to turn to the very start of today’s reading from the Gospel: “Now after 6 days Jesus took Peter, James & John, his brother, & led them up onto a high mountain by themselves” (Mt 17:1).
First of all [...]

August 7th, 2009 | Category: Doctrine, From the Fathers, Spirituality | Leave a comment