The Word Magazine, November, 1962, Page 5 “The Harvest is Great, the Laborers are Few” by Rev. Robert E. Lucas Jesus began His work in Galilee by calling from their fishing boats four men whom He wanted as His disciples - Simon and Andrew, James and John. The call was issued for a permanent companionship [...]
The Word Magazine June 1984 Page 11 THE LEGACY OF A PRIEST The Will of Right Reverend Ikonomus Shokrallah Shadid to his three sons — Hafeeth, Lamy and Jabour —Judeidet Marjayoun, Lebanon — April 20, 1902 — Eastern Calendar My beloved sons and flowers of my heart, Hafeeth, Lamy and Jabour. I pray that your [...]
Word Magazine April 1993 Page 11-12 THE ORTHODOX PRIEST AN IKON OF CHRIST By Father Alister Anderson In this holy season you could have a child ask you, “why was Jesus born as a boy? Why couldn’t St. Mary have had a baby girl to be our saviour?” How would you answer these questions? I [...]
The Word Magazine, January, 1978, Page 6-8 THE PRIEST: HIS WORK, HIS LIFE by Father John Goolsby A priest of the Church. The name, the title, the station, can set the philosopher to pondering, the skeptic to raging, the agnostic to smirking behind his sleeve, the king to questioning his own authority. And the priest [...]
Word Magazine April 1990 Page 4-5 THE PRIEST AND HIS RELIGION by Archpriest Michael Baroudy, of blessed memory The Priest and his Religion is a topic of a considerable challenge to the priest himself, because the priest represents, in a particular and peculiar sense, the intents and purposes of religion. For religion is the vocation [...]
Word Magazine April 1993 Page 7-8 THE PRIEST IN THE PARISH SETTING by Bishop ISAIAH of Denver We are living at a time in human history in which many long standing teachings and traditions have been distorted, not to say changed. It is not inaccurate to believe that in our day men are lovers of [...]
The Word, June 1982, Page 7-8 THE PRIESTHOOD: A Joy of the Soul by Father Basil Essey The revolution in transportation and communication, and the surge of people around the globe make today one of the most exciting epochs in human history. However, great technological achievements can lead us to self-reliance. We become blind to [...]
Word Magazine September 1976 Page 5-6 ORDINATION AND VOCATION By Paul Moses A vocation is a calling; and the vocation of Holy Priesthood is a call from God. Something deep, inside tells one that he must follow Him. The voice from within leaves him no alternative. “Ye have not chosen me,” Jesus said, “But I [...]
Word Magazine May, 1962 Page 13 THE REVERSED COLLAR by Rev. Fr. Robert Lucas St. Michael’s Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Church, McKeesport, Penna. Ninety percent of the criticism of the clergy comes from people who have never made an effort to comprehend the position of the priesthood in the Church of Christ, or understand that the priesthood [...]
November 4, 2001 ORDINATION HOMILY OF DEACON IGNATIUS VALENTINE Your Grace; Fr. Bill; Deacon John; the faithful of this congregation, family and friends, A little over three years ago, I began a program of study called the St. Stephen’s Course. This course is designed by our Archdiocese to, among other things, prepare men for the [...]