The Spiritual Father by Bishop Kallistos Ware One who climbs a mountain for the first time needs to follow a known route; and he needs to have with him, as companion and guide, someone who has been up before and is familiar with the way. To serve as such a companion and guide is precisely [...]
Prosphora: An Offering to God by Phyllis Meshel Onest, M.Div. Every Orthodox parish must have one or more persons to make prosphora, the bread used in the Liturgy. It could be the priest or a layperson. For those who live a devout Orthodox Christian life, making prosphora is a very special way to serve God [...]
Well Done, Thou good and faithful Servant! What is the Definition of Stewardship? By Bishop Demetri Good evening! I am very happy to be here and speak to all of you on the subject of Christian Stewardship. For each one of us is called by God to be a steward. What does stewardship mean? Merriam [...]
Question: "What is the Pentateuch?" While there are some verses in the Pentateuch that would appear to have been added by someone later than Moses, for example Deuteronomy 34:5-8 which describes the death and burial of Moses, most if not all scholars attribute the majority of these books to Moses. Even if Joshua or someone [...]
June 27th Joanna the holy Myrrh-Bearer As soon as she touched the body of the Holy Redeemer, she was cut with the sword of an overpowering grief. At the same time, however . . . amazingly . . . she also felt an immense wave of joy flowing deep within her heart! Her name was [...]
27 حزيران يوانا القديسة الحاملة الطيب ما ان لمست جسد الفادي القدوس ، حتى جرحها سيف حزن عميق ، في الوقت عينه ، وعلى نحو يدعو للدهشة ، احسّت بموجة عارمة من الفرح تنساب في اعماقها . كان اسمها يوانّا ،وكانت زوجة شوزا خادم بيت الملك الطاغية هيرودس ( كما هو محدد في الاصحاح الثالث [...]
The Fast of the Apostles: On being sent into the world Adapted from an essay by Dr. Alexander Roman The Apostles’ Fast is one that was actually engaged in by the disciples of Christ following the Descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. Having rejoiced throughout the fifty days following Pascha, the Resurrection of our [...]
A Cloud of Witnesses Saints and Martyrs From The Holy Land By Bishop Demetri M. Khoury INTRODUCTION According to the Church Fathers, a saint is simply a Christian who has received an immensely valuable gift from God—the gift of being able to strive toward the “spiritual perfection” of Jesus Christ. Although human beings are imperfect [...]
سحابة الشهود قديسون وشهداء من الأرض المقدســـــة بقلم الأسقف ديمتري (متى) خوري مقدمة بحسب الاباء القديسين ، القديس هو ببساطة مسيحي اقتبل بغزارة عطية جزيلة الثمن من لدن الله مفادها ان يصبح قادرا على الجهاد من اجل الكمال الروحي الذي ليسوع المسيح . ولئن كان البشر جميعهم ضعفاء ناقصين ، ولا يمكنهم ان يرجوا حقا [...]
1- أيها الأحبّاء لقد منحنا الله المحبّ البشر اليوم عطايا تتخطّى كلَّ منطق بشريّ. لذلك لنفرح كلّنا معاً ولنرقص بفرح مسبّحين ربّنا. لأن اليوم هو عيدنا واحتفالنا. كما أن عصراً يخلف الآخر ودورة شمس تخلف أخرى هكذا وفي الكنيسة عيدٌ يخلف آخر فتتوالى الاحتفالات الكنسيّة الواحد تلو الآخر. قبل أيّام احتفلنا بالصليب بالآلام وبالقيامة. [...]