Parish and Family Life

A Prayer For Children

A prayer for Children A Prayer For ChildrenO All-plenteous Lord Jesus Christ, who wast once even Thyself a child and who used to love and bless children, have mercy upon the children of our time and save them--so that unbaptized children may be baptized, and so that baptized children may be strengthened in their faith [...]

By |2021-09-06T07:39:42-07:00September 4th, 2011|Christian Education, Liturgical, Parish and Family Life, Prayers and Practice, Spirituality|Comments Off on A Prayer For Children

How To Sep Up a Home Prayer Corner

How To Sep Up a Home Prayer Corner Parishioners often ask how one should set up a home chapel/prayer corner. We offer for your consideration the article bySerge Alexeev, and hope that in it our readers will find answers to the questions most frequently posed. The article has been abridged.   Where to place icons [...]

By |2020-07-03T10:05:52-07:00August 19th, 2011|Christian Education, Liturgical, Parish and Family Life, Prayers and Practice|Comments Off on How To Sep Up a Home Prayer Corner

Daily Prayer

Daily Prayer Fr. Peter Orfanakos "In peace let us pray to the Lord," the first petition of several litanies in the Divine Liturgies of St. John Chrysostom and St. Basil the Great, in essence tells us to leave our cares behind and to actually talk with God in prayer. Prayer is the spiritual food that [...]

By |2021-09-06T07:33:00-07:00August 19th, 2011|Christian Education, Liturgical, Parish and Family Life, Prayers and Practice, Spirituality|Comments Off on Daily Prayer

The Transfiguration of Christ

The Transfiguration of Christ  By Archbishop Dmitri of Dallas and the South The Transfiguration of Christ is recorded in the first three Gospels (Matthew 17:1-9; Mark 9: 2-9; Luke 9: 28-36). The fourth does not contain an account of the event, but its author, being one of the three witnesses, is probably referring specifically to it when [...]

By |2020-07-03T10:05:57-07:00July 23rd, 2011|Christian Education, Feasts & Seasons, Parish and Family Life|Comments Off on The Transfiguration of Christ

هل الخوف نعمة أو نقمة؟

هل الخوف نعمة أو نقمة؟   بقلم: الأب انطونيوس مقار إبراهيم  كي يتسنى لنا التأمل في هذا الموضوع علينا أن نطرح بعضاً من الأسئلة التي ربما تفيدنا في حياتنا: ما هو الخوف؟ وكيف نتخلص منه؟.. وما هو الفرق بين الخوف والمخافة؟ وهل هناك ما يسمى خوف إيجابي وخوف سلبي؟ أو بمعنى أخر: هل من خوف نافع وخوف [...]

By |2021-09-06T08:19:21-07:00July 14th, 2011|Belief & History, Christian Education, Parish and Family Life, Scripture|Comments Off on هل الخوف نعمة أو نقمة؟

Young People and Confession

Young People and Confession by Fr. Milton Efthimiou The motivation for this article came from a young teenager who heard me speak on pornography and drugs. He asked me if it was a sin to read "dirty books," and to occasionally smoke marijuana. I told him that he should go to his priest and that [...]

By |2021-09-06T08:36:29-07:00July 6th, 2011|Belief & History, Christian Education, Liturgical, Parish and Family Life, Prayers and Practice, Sacraments|Comments Off on Young People and Confession

The Church and the Family

The Church and the Family by Fr. Joseph J. Allen There are many sociologists and psychologists who say today that the family, as the basic structure of our society, is disappearing. At the worst, it could mean that the family as that basic unit is unnecessary. This the Church will forever fight. At the best, [...]

By |2020-07-03T10:06:09-07:00July 6th, 2011|Christian Education, Parish and Family Life, Prayers and Practice|Comments Off on The Church and the Family

Honor Your Father and Your Mother

Honor Your Father and Your Mother by Fr. Paul Tarazi "Honor your father and your mother that you may have a long life in the land which the Lord, your God, is giving you" (Exodus 20:12; cf Deut. 5:16). It seems to me imperative in this instance to start my article with some exegetical notes. [...]

By |2021-09-21T08:27:38-07:00July 4th, 2011|Christian Education, Christmas, Parish and Family Life, Scripture, Spirituality|Comments Off on Honor Your Father and Your Mother
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