Word Magazine June 1960 Page 8/18 WHY I BECAME AN ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN By Athanasius Yoo, M.D., B.D. My long pilgrimage to the Mother Church has been completed. As I think back over the long road of this pilgrimage, I become filled with deep emotion. For by the grace of God, I, a stray sheep, have [...]
The Word Magazine, September 1994, Page 13-15 WHY DO ICONS WEEP? By Archpriest Paul O’Callaghan IT CERTAINLY SEEMS THAT there has been an explosion recently in the frequency of icons “weeping” in North America. Several years ago, an icon began weeping in an Albanian Orthodox Church in Chicago, and the phenomenon received national attention. Pilgrims [...]
Again Magazine Volume 20 Number 4 - Winter 1997/1998 Page 27-31 Who is Man? - By Bishop Kallistos Ware What kind of an animal is man? What is it that, without separating us from the other animals, yet serves to distinguish us from them? I say “without separating,” because several of the characteristics that we [...]
Again Magazine Volume 12 Number 4 December 1989 Page 25-28 WHO IS THE NEW ISRAEL By John W. Morris, PH.D On May 14, 1948, thirty-eight people gathered in Tel Aviv to establish the modern state of Israel. The establishment of this state provided a cause of great rejoicing for the Jews who had waited and [...]
Word Magazine October 1968 Page 14 WHO ARE YOU? Father Vladimir Berzonsky Holy Trinity Church, Parma, Ohio “Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get.” (MATTHEW7:1) It’s interesting the way a person is evaluated; the [...]
Word Magazine February 1985 Page 20 “WHERE CAN YOU HIDE?” Homily By Father James C. Meena There was an announcement made not long ago, stating that the government has found that smoking marijuana is “less harmful than the use of alcohol and cigarettes”. There was a great sound and fury made by those who diametrically [...]
Word Magazine March 1997 Page 6-9 WHAT IT TAKES TO MAKE A PARISH COUNCIL “WORK” BY RON NICOLA “…one of the main functions of the parish council, along with the pastor; is to maintain the unity of the community. The pastor and parish council must work harmoniously together. They reflect the unity that exists between [...]
This article first appeared in the Adbook for the 1996 Midwest Region Parish Life Conference hosted by St. Elias Orthodox Church in Sylvania, OH What Is Unity? by Father Christopher Holwey The theme of our Parish Life Conference this year is: "Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in [...]
Again Magazine, September, 1994, Page 4-7 WHAT IS AN ORTHODOX WOMAN? By Katherine Hyde Being a woman has never been an easy task, ever since God said to Eve, “In pain you shall bring forth children” (Genesis 3:16). But up until this century, it was at least a fairly straightforward one. Every little girl grew [...]
Word Magazine November 1959 Page 7 WHAT IS A GOOD MAN? By Father Michael Azkoul, Spring Valley, Ill. Too many people just assume that they know what a “good man” is. Because a man or an organization (composed of “good men”) builds hospitals, schools, an orphanage, an old-folks home, gives to medical research, to needy [...]