The “Our Father”: A Commentary

Far more than a spiritual commentary on the “Our Father,” Fr. Semenenko offers a brief compendium of the spiritual life. Showing the logical progress in the spiritual life, Fr. Peter began with the final petition and worked his way forward—forward and upward, to the very throne of God. Indeed, according to Fr. Semenenko, the way to union with God begins with conversion. Conversion itself is a grace… Addressing these homilies to exiles and trying to interpret the signs of the times—signs that have not changed much—, he speaks much of God’s love and the need for conversion.Read more