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How We Should Conduct Ourselves in Church
Fr. John Whiteford
8 May 2017
O Lord, I Have Loved The Beauty of Thy House
(Psalms 25:8 (LXX))
I once overheard a Russian American layman having a talk with some altar boys after a service. This man had spent his life in the Chu... 
Their heart will soften
Saint John of Kronstadt
7 May 2017
People who are angry with us are ill. You have to behave well towards them and speak calmly and with love. If their animus towards us hasn’t taken too deep a hold, you’ll see that their heart will s...
The Sun of God: Christ is Triumphant!
Joseph Magnus Frangipani
7 May 2017
Khufu ship
In researching a little history today, I came across the ancient Egyptian phenomenon known as ‘sun boats.’ Probably the most famous, and by far most interesting, is the solar barge known...
Let Him see your intentions
Saint Joseph the Hesychast
6 May 2017
Accept temptation and don’t look here and there for what caused it. Just be patient, so that God will see your good intentions and will ease your burden....
Happy Weakness
Fr. Michael Gillis
6 May 2017
King Uzziah of Judahis, I think, most famous for his death, or the year of his death. The Prophet Isaiah in the year of King Uzziah’s death had his famous vision of the Lord, highly exalted and sit...
Encomium to the Holy Martyr Pelagia – 3
Saint John Chrysostom
6 May 2017
If we’re to feel pride in the magnitude of our love, let us leave here to go home in the same good order as befits those who have assembled to honour such a martyr. Because, unless we do, then not on...
The Theology of Gender – 16. The Applicability of Canonical Principles Related to Women
Sofia Matzarioti-Kostara
6 May 2017
The whole series can be read here: The Theology of Gender
The first commandment which was given to Adam and Eve is the original indication of the role of divine law in human life. “God gave t...
In Search of Sanctity
Sotirios Kollias, D. Th.
6 May 2017
According to Fr. Alexander Schmemann , the sanctity of the saints is no more than the discovery and implementation of the holiness which each of us received on the day of our baptism and which we’ve a...
The great assault
Saint Nikodimos the Athonite
5 May 2017
When a person’s at death’s door, the devil unleashes a great assault, in order to cast them into despair, in other words, to stop them from believing they’ll be saved through God’s mercy....
Annual Synaxis of Oriental and Eastern Orthodox Clergy
5 May 2017
Every year after Pascha, the Oriental and Eastern Orthodox clergy of the Greater Toronto Area have an annual meeting at the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto (Canada).
The day begins with an Easte...
