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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”

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 becauseContinue reading “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. 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,Continue reading “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. 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).Continue reading “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. "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 weContinue reading ““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. 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 anotherContinue reading “THE GIFT OF DISCERNMENT IS INDISPENSABLE FOR OUR LIFE IN CHRIST”