Author Archives: Father George

My beloved brothers and sisters in Our Risen Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ, CHRIS IS RISEN! TRULY HE IS RISEN! THE PURPOSE OF ILLNESS AND ITS POTENTIAL TO PERFECT US (Part II) This particular Mystery (Sacrament) OF HEALING explores many aspects of sin, suffering, suffering, and healing. While we implore God TO REMOVE THEContinue reading “THE PURPOSE OF ILLNESS AND ITS POTENTIAL TO PERFECT US (Part II)”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Our Risen Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ. CHRIST IS RISEN! TRULY HE IS RISEN! THE PURPOSE OF ILLNESS AND ITS POTENTIAL TO PERFECT US. The Heavenly Physician of our souls and bodies "made the body of man subject to much suffering and disease, so that man might learnContinue reading “THE PURPOSE OF ILLNESS AND ITS POTENTIAL TO PERFECT US”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Our Risen Lord, God, and SaviorJesus Christ. CHRIST IS RISEN! TRULY HE IS RISEN! ON THIS DAY, THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF PASCHA, THE HOLY CHURCH COMMEMORATES THE MIRACLE OF OUR LORD AND GOD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST UPON THE PARALYTIC. The word of Christ was strength for the paralytic,Continue reading “THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF PASCHA: THE HEALING OF THE PARALYTIC”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Our Risen Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ. VISIONS OF HELL For Orthodox Christians, the reality of Hell is as certain as that of Heaven. Our Lord Himself on many occasions spoke of those men whom, because they did not obey His Commandments, He will send "INTO THE EVERLASTINGContinue reading “VISIONS OF HELL”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Our Risen Lord, God, and SaviorJesus Christ. THE SOUL AFTER DEATH: CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE OF HEAVEN TRUE CHRISTIAN experience of heaven always bear one and the same stamp of other-worldly experience. Those who have beheld heaven have not merely traveled to a different place; THEY HAVE ALSO ENTERED INTO AContinue reading “THE SOUL AFTER DEATH: CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE OF HEAVEN”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Our Risen Lord, God, and SaviorJesus Christ. CHRIST IS RISEN! TRULY HE IS RISEN! The "location" of Heaven and Hell By Father Seraphim Rose Numerous accounts of the Holy Fathers and in Lives Saints reveal that the soul after death enters IMMEDIATELY INTO THE AERIAL REALM OF THE UNDER-HEAVEN.Continue reading “The “Location” of Heaven and Hell”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Our Risen Lord, God, and SaviorJesus Christ. CHRIST IS RISEN! TRULY HE IS RISEN! ON SUFFERING By Nicholas Arseniev The world is continuously passing away, and we long for something that is immutable. But perhaps even more than by this passing away, we feel baffled BY THE MYSTERY OFContinue reading “ON SUFFERING”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Our Risen Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ. THIRD SUNDAY OF PASCHA OUR HOLY CHURCH COMMEMORATES THE HOLY ICON OF ARCHANGEL MICHAEL, OF MANDAMADOS. On this day, the Third Sunday of Pascha, we celebrate the miraculous relief icon of the Commander of the Angelic Host (taxiarches), the Archangel Michael,Continue reading “THIRD SUNDAY OF PASCHA: THE HOLY CHURCH COMMEMORATES THE HOLY ICON OF THE ARCHANGEL MICHAEL”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Our Risen Savior Jesus Christ, CHRIST IS RISEN! TRULY HE IS RISEN! ON THE THIRD SUNDAY OF PASCHA, THE HOLY CHURCH COMMEMORATES THE HOLY MYRRH-BEARING WOMEN, TOGETHER WITH JOSEPH OF ARIMATHEA THE SECRET DISCIPLES AND NIKODEMOS THE DISCIPLE BY NIGHT. On this day, the Third Sunday of Pascha, OrthodoxContinue reading “THE THIRD SUNDAY OF PASCHA: COMMERATION OF THE MYRRH-BEARING WOMEN”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Our Risen Lord, God andSavior Jesus Christ, CHRIST IS RISEN! TRULY HE IS RISEN! SAINT TIKHON’S EXPLANATION OF THE MYSTERY (SACRAMENT) OF PENANCE. A noticeable feature of Saint Tikhon’s explanation of the Mystery (Sacrament) of Penance is that it goes into more detail and indicates three categories of sinContinue reading “Saint Tikhon’s Explanation of the Mystery Sacrament of Penance”