Personal website of a member of a parish of a Local Church among the

(whose hierarchs are members of the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas)

ABOUT ME AND THINGS IN MY LIFE Church Activities Tonsured Reader in the Orthodox Church in America, 1990 Assistant Sacristan, St. Vladimir's Seminary, 1993 Awarded the Orarion in the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, 1994 Sacristan, St. Philothea Greek Orthodox Church, 2007 - Current

-B.A. in Latin (Magna Cum Laude) with Departmental Honors, University of the South, 1990 Honors Thesis: "The Letters of Seneca and St. Paul" -M.A. in General Theology, St. Vladimir's Seminary, 1996 Thesis: "The Life and Doctrine of Apostolos Makrakis" -M.L.I.S. Student, Valdosta State University, expected Spring 2012 Research Interests: (Papers/Projects in Progress) Theosis, Liturgics, Marriage/Marital Relations in Eastern Orthodoxy, Attempted Gnostic influences in the Church, Evolution Sermons: St. Mary of Egypt, Penitant A Contrast in Faith Books and Publications: Articles: "What's in a Question?", Living Orthodoxy "The Wedding Garment of Theology Papers and Presentations: Professional Experience: