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Our Relationship with God: 9. Spiritual progress
Very Rev. Archimandrite Zacharias (Zacharou)
11 October 2016
As Christ descended first to the nethermost parts of the earth and then ascended above the heavens, so humble love raises up a ladder in the heart of man. The same ladder which Christ used to descen...
Our Relationship with God: 8. Pride and despair
Very Rev. Archimandrite Zacharias (Zacharou)
9 October 2016
We also said that those who are born of the spirit have a heart in which dwells Christ ‘through faith’. According to biblical anthropology and orthodox tradition, the heart of man is the centre of h...
Our Relationship with God: 7. The mind of Christ
Very Rev. Archimandrite Zacharias (Zacharou)
7 October 2016
The regenerated man has another mind, ‘the mind of Christ’, another understanding, ‘that which is in Christ Jesus’, another heart, in which ‘dwells Christ by faith’. He becomes like unto Christ and ...
Our Relationship with God: 6. The word of Christ
Very Rev. Archimandrite Zacharias (Zacharou)
5 October 2016
Certainly, the Gospel of Christ was not received of man and is not after man. He Himself assures us that ‘without Him’ no good work is able to be completed. This is why He says imperatively to Nicod...
Our Relationship with God: 5. The Love of Christ
Very Rev. Archimandrite Zacharias (Zacharou)
3 October 2016
The Son glorifies the Father and the Father glorifies the Son and rightly ‘straightway,’ in a natural way. The Holy Spirit, similarly, proceeds from the Father, rests in the Son and glorifies Him, h...
Our Relationship with God: 4. The natural and supernatural gifts of Man
Very Rev. Archimandrite Zacharias (Zacharou)
1 October 2016
Something similar occurs with our natural gifts: when man puts all his confidence in them, giving them absolute value, then his very gifts obstruct the road that leads to the acquisition of supernat...
Our Relationship with God: 3. The Prophet Joel
Very Rev. Archimandrite Zacharias (Zacharou)
29 September 2016
The Prophet Joel also gives us a beneficial word that is able to enlighten our mind and to sustain our heart in a perfect relationship with God and with all His creation. He says: ‘The vine is dried...
Our Relationship with God: 2. The Patriarch Jacob
Very Rev. Archimandrite Zacharias (Zacharou)
27 September 2016
In the continuation of this sacred history, we see that the relationships of men become increasingly more tragic. For example, the son of Adam, Cain, offered an abominable sacrifice to God which was...
Our Relationship with God: The Foundation of Our Relationship with Our Fellows
Very Rev. Archimandrite Zacharias (Zacharou)
25 September 2016
In the life of man, there are two periods which are of the greatest significance. The first is youth, during which he will lay solid foundations for all his life and redeem his time with the wealth of...
Marriage and Possible Alternatives: The Pursuit of Wholeness and Holiness*
Fr. John H. Erickson
7 September 2016
Vegas Wedding
No apology is needed for the theme of the seminary’s 2004 Summer Institute: “Does Christian Marriage Have a Future?” Practically daily we hear in the media how “traditional” co...