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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 CONSEQUENCES OF "INTERFAITH" MARRIAGES AND ITS IMPACT ON THE ORTHODOX FAMILY AND CHILDREN. "But for me and my house, we will serve the Lord, because He is holy"Continue reading “THE CONSEQUENCES OF “INTERFAITH” MARRIAGES AND ITS IMPACT ON THE ORTHODOX FAMILY AND CHILDREN”

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. MARRIAGE UNDER FIRE "In the Mystery (Sacrament) of marriage the Church invokes the help of God on those being married, that they might understand, fulfill, and attain the aimsContinue reading “MARRIAGE UNDER FIRE”

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 NUMEROUS THREATS FACING THE INSTITUTION OF MARRIAGE AND THE TRADITIONAL FAMILY. The Holy Bible and human history begin and end with weddings. Adam and Eve come together inContinue reading “THE NUMEROUS THREATS FACING THE INSTITUTION OF MARRIAGE AND THE TRADTITIONAL FAMILY”

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. WHAT IS PRAYER? PRAYER, as a mystery of the unity of man with God, is truly an incomprehensible miracle of miracles which can become A DAILY EXPERIENCE IN THEContinue reading “WHAT IS PRAYER?”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ Our Only Lord, God and Savior, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. THE INNER UNITY OF THE TRIODION (1) THE PRE-LENTEN PERIOD. (a) The Sunday of Zacchaeus. One week before Triodion enters into use, there is a Sunday Gospel reading which looksContinue reading “THE INNER UNITY OF THE TRIODION”

My brothers and sisters in Christ Our Only Lord, God and Savior, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST1 HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE IS THE FEELING OF GUILT NECESSARY FOR SINS COMMITTED? "For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is guilty of all" (James 2:10). "And IContinue reading “IS THE FEELING OF GUILT NECESSARY FOR SINS COMMITTED?”

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),Continue reading “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 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 thanContinue reading “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. 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,Continue reading “MAN’S FREE WILL”

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 theContinue reading “SECULAR AND PROFANE VS THE SACRED AND DIVINE”