No Greater Love
It’s not what we know that identifies us as Orthodox Christians, but Whom we love. Our parishes struggle to find ways to educate our children and adults in the true faith. We teach them creeds, prayers, church history,...
Reflections in Christ
The Orthodox Church: A Parish Brochure (Part II)
WHAT IS THE ORTHODOX CHURCH ? (II)
FOUNDATIONS OF ORTHODOX FAITH
Orthodox Christians accept the Bible as the Word of God and the ground of their faith and practice. The Bible, however, took shape within Holy Tradition: the...
People Who Give God Glory
All of the Orthodox Church services of worship begin with either the terms “bless,” or “glory.” We continually thank the almighty Lord for the blessings of grace showered upon us, His unworthy servants, and we return those...
Anger: Impediment to Prayer
What happens to you when you get angry? Actually you surrender to anger or, better stated, you indulge yourself in anger. Everyone except the frustrated parent can smile and ignore a child in the throes of a temper tantrum....
Jesus Christ, Our High Priest
To gain some understanding of the significance of our blessed Lord’s crucifixion from the point of view of His contemporary Jews, we require the knowledge of the Old Testament together with our own creative imagination. We...
St. John, Eye Witness of the Lord Jesus
Interesting to put the question to any daring to speak the Word of God on behalf of our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ. With what boldness, self-confidence bordering on arrogance so many present themselves as...
The Orthodox Church: A Parish Brochure
WHAT IS THE ORTHODOX CHURCH ? (I)
A BRIEF HISTORICAL OVERVIEW
The Orthodox Church is the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church, founded by Jesus Christ and His apostles. It is organically and historically the same Church...
The “Lack in Christ’s Suffering”
In his letter to the Christian community in Colossae, St Paul makes a startling and, at first glance, troubling assertion. “Now I rejoice in [my] sufferings [endured] for your sake,” he declares, ” and I complete in my flesh...
Growing Up In Christ
St. Paul’s letter to Galatians was not to a single parish, but to many in central Asia Minor. He was disturbed; because he thought that he had left them with the awareness that they were liberated from following the Old...
Christ, Church, Husband, And Wife
Some brides-to-be resent this epistle read at every Orthodox Church wedding. They think it’s sexist—not politically correct in this era of liberation of women. But that objection is misdirected. This advice of St. Paul is...