CONSUMERISM CONSUMES THE PERSON

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. CONSUMERISM CONSUMES THE PERSON Saint John Climcaus writes, "Avarice is said to be the root of all evil, and it is so because it causes hatred, theft, envy, separations, hostility, stormy blasts, remembrance of pastContinue reading “CONSUMERISM CONSUMES THE PERSON”

THE VIRTUES OF CHASTITY AND VIRGINITY

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. THE VIRTUES OF CHASTITY AND VIRGINITY According to Saint John Climacus, "To be chaste is to put on the nature of an incorporeal being." Furthermore, "Purity is the longed-fore house of Christ and the earthlyContinue reading “THE VIRTUES OF CHASTITY AND VIRGINITY”

THE POSITION OF THE BISHOP IN THE ORTHODOX CHURCH

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. THE POSITION OF THE BISHOP IN THE CHURCH ACCORDING TO SAINT SYMEON OF THESSALONIKI Saint Symeon of Thessaloniki, in his Letter to Bishops, refers to the high position that a Bishop of a province holdsContinue reading “THE POSITION OF THE BISHOP IN THE ORTHODOX CHURCH”

“FOR NONE OF US LIVES TO HIMSELF…” (Romans 14:7).

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. "For none of us lives to himself and no one dies to himself. For if we live, we live to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, WE ARE THE LORD’S. For to thisContinue reading ““FOR NONE OF US LIVES TO HIMSELF…” (Romans 14:7).”

“AND BE KIND TO ONE ANOTHER…” (Ephesians 4:32).

My beloved spiritual brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. "AND BE KIND TO ONE ANOTHER…" (Ephesians 4:32). One of the most poignant and stark examples of kindness is the Parable of the Good Samaritan told by our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ andContinue reading ““AND BE KIND TO ONE ANOTHER…” (Ephesians 4:32).”