SAINT JOHN CHRYSOSTOM ON PRAYER (Part II)
My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ Our Only True Lord, God, and Savior, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. SAINT JOHN CHRYSOSTOM ON PRAYER (Part II) Prayer purifies the soul from our sins. This we are taught by the story of the Publican in the Gospel (Luke 18:9-14),…
THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE GREAT FAST
My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ Our Only True Lord, God and Savior, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE GREAT FAST LENT, as it exists today in the Orthodox Church, is the result of a long historical development, of which no more than…
MAN’S FREE WILL
My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ Our Only True Lord, God and Savior, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. MAN’S FREE WILL "The Holy Fathers of the Church write that man bears the image of God in the higher qualities of the soul, especially in the soul’s immortality,…
SECULAR AND PROFANE VS THE SACRED AND DIVINE
My brothers and sisters in Christ Our Only True Lord, God and Savior, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. SECULAR AND PROFANE VS SACRED AND DIVINE The Holy Apostle Paul in his first letter to the Corinthians writes: "Now the body is not for sexual immorality but for the…
SAINT JOHN CHRYSOSTOM ON PRAYER
My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ Our Only True Lord, God and Savior, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. An Homily on Prayer by Saint John Chrysostomos As Christians we are obligated to honor and appreciate the Saints of God for two reasons. The first reason is because…
CONTEMPORARY IDOLATRY
My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ Our Only True Lord, God and Savior, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. CONTEMPORARY IDOLATRY Idolatry in Orthodox Theology Definition: Idolatry is not just bowing to statues, but misordering priorities by substituting the True God with something else, including human ideology, culture,…
ATHEISM IS A THREAT TO HUMANITY
My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ Our Only True Lord, God and Savior, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. ATHEISM IS A THREAT TO HUMANITY "ATHEIST in Greek means ‘one without God,’ which is an Orthodox context means not living in a state of THEOSIS (union with God).…
“In the beginning was the Word (Gk. Logos), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God” (John 1:1)
My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ Our Only True Lord, God and Savior, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. "In the beginning was the Word (Gk. Logos), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God" (John 1:1). In the holy Gospel of Saint John we…
THE GIFT OF DISCERNMENT IS INDISPENSABLE FOR OUR LIFE IN CHRIST
My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ Our Only True Lord, God, and Savior, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. THE GIFT OF DISCERNMENT IS INDISPENSABLE FOR OUR LIFE IN CHRIST. "But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: …to another…
LIFE IS A GIFT OF GOD “I URGE YOU IN THE SIGHT OF GOD WHO GIVES LIFE TO ALL THINGS…” 1 Timothy 6:13
My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ Our Only True Lord, God and Savior, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. Life is a Gift of God ["I urge you in the sight of God Who gives Life to all things…" 1 Timothy 6:13] We live, tragically, in a world…
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