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who art everywhere present and fillest all things.

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 away those whose job it is to officially Calm Things Down and then record Paperwork about it, [...]

By |2020-07-03T10:05:38-07:00May 28th, 2016|Christian Education, Parish and Family Life, Spirituality, Various Subjects|Comments Off on who art everywhere present and fillest all things.

Nine 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; the powerful force behind most church leaders often perceived as a mystery by the rest of the church. It doesn’t have to be that way. What if we just [...]

By |2020-07-03T10:05:38-07:00May 28th, 2016|Belief & History, Christian Education, Parish and Family Life, Spirituality, Various Subjects|Comments Off on Nine Secrets Your Pastor’s Wife Wishes You Knew

Ecclesiastical 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 reissued every fifteen years, since the Roman soldiers were obliged to serve for fifteen years. At the end of each fifteen-year period, an [...]

By |2012-08-28T12:40:05-07:00August 28th, 2012|Christian Education, Feasts & Seasons, Liturgical, Parish and Family Life|Comments Off on Ecclesiastical New Year

المسيح قربان البشرية

استعداداً لمجيء المسيحالمسيح عطاء الآب للبشرية: صنع الروح القدس من مريم «عجينة البشرية»، بعد أن قدَّسها، ثم اقتطع منها قُرباناً جعله الابنُ خاصاً له ووحَّده بلاهوته، وسلَّمه لبني الخطاة ليرفعوه قرباناً عنهم ورغماً منهم على الصليب. الحكيمة مريم احتفظت بسر القربان إلى أن حان وقت تقديمه، وقبل الساعة المعيَّنة بقليل كانت وكأنها تقول للمسيح: «أظهِرْ [...]

An Orthodox View on Child Abuse

An Orthodox View on Child Abuse by Fr. Stanley S. Harakas An apparently new social concern has risen in our days which highlights the abuse of children. Child abuse is generally understood in our day in broad terms, including the physical, mental, and spiritual harassment of children. Specifically, child abuse is often understood as inflicting [...]

By |2020-07-03T10:05:42-07:00October 14th, 2011|Christian Education, Parish and Family Life|Comments Off on An Orthodox View on Child Abuse

The Mission of Orthodoxy

The Mission of Orthodoxy by Father Alexander Schmemann Adapted from a lecture given at the 1968 National Conference of Orthodox College Students and printed in Volume III, No.4 of CONCERN (no longer in publication).] This article is available in pamphlet form here from Conciliar Press What is the role and task of Orthodox Christians in [...]

By |2021-09-04T19:17:47-07:00October 6th, 2011|Christian Education, Parish and Family Life, Stewardship|Comments Off on The Mission of Orthodoxy

AN ORTHODOX UNDERSTANDING OF ACTS OF MERCY

AN ORTHODOX UNDERSTANDING  OF ACTS OF MERCY Fr. Thomas Hopko Christ commanded his disciples to give alms. To "give alms" means literally "to do" or "to make merciful deeds" or "acts of mercy." According to the Scriptures the Lord is compassionate and merciful, longsuffering, full of mercy, faithful and true. He is the one who [...]

By |2021-09-06T07:06:39-07:00September 10th, 2011|Belief & History, Christian Education, Parish and Family Life, Prayers and Practice, Spirituality|Comments Off on AN ORTHODOX UNDERSTANDING OF ACTS OF MERCY

عيد ميلاد والدة الاله

8 ايلول عيد ميلاد والدة الاله ان ولادة مريم المباركة والدة الاله الدائمة البتولية ، كانت في بلدة نائية مغمورة تدعى الناصرة ، من اعمال الجليل في الارض المقدسة ، وذلك الحدث المقدس هو خطوة مهمة على الطريق الطويل الذي ادى الى ولادة يسوع المسيح ابن الله ومخلص العالم . ان اسم مسقط رأس مريم [...]

By |2021-10-14T13:17:57-07:00September 6th, 2011|Arabic Articles, Christian Education, Great Feasts, Parish and Family Life, Theotokos, اعياد كنسية, العذراء, القديسين, الليتورجيا|Comments Off on عيد ميلاد والدة الاله

The Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos

September 8th   The Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos The birth of the Blessed Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary took place in the remote and obscure little town ofNazareth, in the Galilee region of theHoly Land. That hallowed event would be an important step on the long road that led to the birth of [...]

By |2021-10-17T17:31:55-07:00September 6th, 2011|Christian Education, Feasts & Seasons, Liturgical, Parish and Family Life, Theotokos|Comments Off on The Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos
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