Martyr Longinus, the Centurion who Stood at the Cross of the Lord
Martyr Longinus, the Centurion who Stood at the Cross of the Lord October 16th He stood transfixed at the foot of the Cross, watching and wondering, full of awe and amazement. And then all at once,...
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Advice on peacemaking from the Saints Do you wish to honor the Body of the Savior? Do not despise it when it is naked. Do not honor it in church with silk vestments while outside it is naked and numb...
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The Angels By Nabil Semaan* FEAST OF ARCHANGELS On the 8th of November, the Orthodox Church celebrates the feast of synaxis of the Archangels Michael and Gabriel and the rest of the archangels. The...
View Articleالنظرة اللاهوتيّة لمعضلة الموت
كُلِّفتُ أنْ أُحدِّثََكم في نظرةٍ لاهوتيةٍ عنِ الموتِ بما هو معضلة. لا يَهُمُّ العُنوانُ المُقترَح. يبقى أنَّ الموتَ مسألةٌ عندَ كلٍّ البشرِ بسببٍ من تمسّكِهِم بهذه الحياةِ الدنيا التي بها سيتمتّعون،...
View Articleالمسيح قربان البشرية
استعداداً لمجيء المسيح: المسيح عطاء الآب للبشرية * المسيح قربان البشرية: صنع الروح القدس من مريم «عجينة البشرية»، بعد أن قدَّسها، ثم اقتطع منها قُرباناً جعله الابنُ خاصاً له ووحَّده بلاهوته، وسلَّمه...
View ArticleHoly Cross
On The Veneration Of The Holy Cross by Fr. Alexander Schmemann Our father, Protopresbyter Alexander Schmemann, (d. 1983) was a prominent 20th century Orthodox Christian priest, theologian, and writer....
View Articleشرح عيد العنصرة وأيقونتها
شرح عيد العنصرة وأيقونتها إعداد/ أسرة المحبة مبارك أنت أيها المسيح إلهنا يا من أظهرت الصيادين غزيري الحكمة، إذ سكبت عليهم الروح القدس. وبهم المسكونة اقتنصت يا محب البشر المجد لك”...
View ArticleEcclesiastical New Year
Ecclesiastical New Year September 1 Reading: For the maintenance of their armed forces, the Roman emperors decreed that their subjects in every district should be taxed every year. This same decree was...
View Articleبدء السنة الكنسية
بدء السنة الكنسية بدءُ السنة الجديدة يُعرَف بدء السنة الجديدة، في كنيستنا الأرثوذكسيّة، بـ “الأنديقتي” من اللفظة اليونانيّة “انديقتيون”. اللفظة، في الأساس، تعني فترة من الزمن يصدر فيه أمر عن...
View ArticleEcclesiastical New Year
Ecclesiastical New Year September 1 Reading: For the maintenance of their armed forces, the Roman emperors decreed that their subjects in every district should be taxed every year. This same decree was...
View Articleبدء السنة الكنسية
بدء السنة الكنسية بدءُ السنة الجديدة يُعرَف بدء السنة الجديدة، في كنيستنا الأرثوذكسيّة، بـ “الأنديقتي” من اللفظة اليونانيّة “انديقتيون”. اللفظة، في الأساس، تعني فترة من الزمن يصدر فيه أمر عن...
View ArticleMet Saba (Esber) on the Orthodox “Diaspora” (Orthodox Caucus)
On the Issue of the Orthodox “Diaspora” Introduction It seems, during the course of work on the Great Orthodox Council, that the issue of the “diaspora” will be the most important, in the sense that...
View ArticleRegarding Suicides and Cremation
Source: Orthodox Observer by Metropolitan Isaiah of Denver Over the past several years it appears that a number of persons who have been recognized as Orthodox Christians have taken their lives, as...
View ArticleThe Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
The Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts PRIEST: Blessed is the Kingdom of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever, unto the ages of ages. READER: Amen. Come, let us worship...
View ArticleNine Secrets Your Pastor’s Wife Wishes You Knew
by Christina StolaasShe’s always there. Sometimes in the background, sometimes with a welcoming smile up front, sometimes noticed and appreciated, sometimes being silently judged. Your pastor’s wife;...
View ArticleNecessity of Forgiveness
What happened in the parable Jesus taught about the king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants? This story is found in Matthew 18:21-35. It is a powerful story about the necessity of...
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I was looking in the eyes of a violent man this week. He had just been attacked and he responded in kind, and in the aftermath as he was shouting his curses upon everyone and everything and shoving...
View ArticleBeing Disciples of Christ
by Fr. Ted Women Disciples of the Lord “The character of our earthly life is constant expectation of God’s call from this life to the other. We are not our own; we are the servants of God, as...
View ArticleDo You Want to be Made Well?
Do You Want to be Made Well? A Sermon on John 5:1-9 During the early morning hours of August 29th, Hurricane Katrina was swirling off the coast of Southern Louisiana. The call to evacuate the lower...
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