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Enthronement of the Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Canada 11 May 2017 The Patriarchate of Romania recently separated their Archdiocese of America and Canada, creating the episcopal sees of the Archdiocese of Chicago and Metropolis of America, along with the Diocese of C...
The What Where, When, and Why of Orthodox Missions Fr. Martin Ritsi 11 May 2017   Is missionary work an Orthodox practice? Should our Faith be earned to all peoples of the globe? Can all Orthodox Christians participate in mission work? The answer to each of these questions is a ...
Great benefit Saint Luke the Physician, Archbishop of the Crimea 10 May 2017 Remember, remember, my beloved child, that everything that happens in life is part of the utterly unknown dispensation of God. Now we don’t understand why something’s important, but later we will. N...
Children and the Burial Service Maria Dimitriadou, Pedagogue 10 May 2017 Children should be given the opportunity to grieve as they wish, without any pressure upon them. It’s important for them to understand that these feelings are natural, both for them and those around...
For the Child: The House Blessing Jane G. Meyer 10 May 2017 It’s early February. The nights are long, but daylight is beginning to lengthen—slowly, steadily.  During this part of the year, our parish priests are on the move, and have been, since January, ble...
Faith and morality Elder Epifanios Theodoropoulos † 9 May 2017 It’s usually degenerate and immoral people who say: ‘There’s no God’. There’s never been anyone who’s moral, restrained, virtuous and so on, who says so easily: ‘There’s no God’. Nor will there ever...
Lest We Forget: Keeping Traditions Virginia Nieuwsma 9 May 2017 To hear Mother Victoria of the St. Barbara’s Monastery tell it, growing up in the Ukranian Orthodox Church was a rich and memorable experience at special times of year. On Christmas Eve, for instanc...
The Theology of Gender – 17. Canons and freedom Sofia Matzarioti-Kostara 9 May 2017 The whole series can be read here: The Theology of Gender Anything that takes place in the Church aims at the salvation of the people and thus, involves a pastoral element. In the same way, t...
The Greek and Latin Sermon Tradition and the Preaching of Luther Professor Dimitra Koukoura, School of Theology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 8 May 2017 A. The Greek Sermon Tradition 1. The Preaching of Christ and the Apostles The Greek sermon tradition is based on the fundamental principle of interpreting Scripture through Scripture. Sermonizing in...
We gain God Saint Anthony the Great 8 May 2017 Our life and death depends on our neighbour. If we win over our brother or sister, we win over God. If we scandalize our neighbour, we sin before Christ....
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