Word Magazine April 1967 Page 11 TRUST IN GOD ALONE By Father Vladimir Berzonsky Holy Trinity Church, Parma, O. “When the Spirit of Truth comes,He will guide you into all the truth.” (St. John 16:13) “I will praise the Lord as long as I live; 1 will sing praises to my God while I have [...]
Word Magazine April 1963 Page 8 TO BEND THE KNEE By Fr. Michael Azkoul Spring Valley, Illinois I suspect that a discussion on posture during the Divine Liturgy might appear somewhat irrelevant to most people. But “posture” is not quite the subject of this essay, that is, posture as it is commonly understood. We are [...]
Word Magazine November 1998 Page 8-9 THROUGH THE POWER OF PRAYER ... MIRACLES ARE STILL HAPPENING TODAY!!! By Father Luke Veronis During my five years as a missionary in Albania, one of the highlights of my experience has been meeting the living “saints” of the land. I’ve met a priest who spent twenty-seven years in [...]
Word Magazine October 1962 Page 4-5 THE WHOLE DUTY OF MAN by Very Rev. Father Michael Baroudy Vicksburg, Mississippi The first half of the twentieth century saw two tragic world wars with all the horrors and struggles attendant upon wars. Now that we are in the second half of the twentieth century, the prospect of [...]
Word Magazine October 1958 Page 8 THE TEN COMMANDMENTS By Rev. Fr. Theodore E. Ziton St. Nicholas Syrian Orthodox Church Montreal, Quebec, Canada “And God spoke all these words, saying, 1. “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall have [...]
Word Magazine December 1963 THE SACRIFICIAL ROAD. . . TO HEAVEN By REV. FR. THEODORE E. ZITON Pastor of the St. George (Eastern) Orthodox Church, Wichita, Kansas WE HAVE A TENDENCY today to believe that we can get to God’s mansions alone! Yet the road is not a lonely one with only our distinct figure [...]
Word Magazine January 1985 Page 4-5 THE SACRAMENT OF CONFESSION AS A TOOL BY FATHER JOSEPH ALLEN “Until death, repentance is not limited either by seasons or acts.” —St. Isaac The Syrian When I was asked to share some thoughts on the Sacrament of Confession, one short phrase was added at the end of the [...]
Word Magazine November 1959 Page 8 THE PURPOSE AND POWER OF PRAYER By Rev. Fr. Theodore E. Ziton The world’s present mood is not conducive to prayer and meditation. Mechanism and speed dominate all departments of our present day civilization. We race through life and we hardly have time to read the sign posts and [...]
Word Magazine March 1989 Page10-11 THE PRAYER LIFE OF CHILD AND PARENT by Joan C Allen “Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us. . .“ (Romans 8:26) In truth, only the Holy Spirit can enable [...]
Word Magazine February 1962 Page 10 THE POWER OF PRAYER By Serge Bolshakoff -J In Paris, in a narrow and rather noisy street near the Vaugirard Metro station, there is a humble-looking house, 26 rue d’Alleray. This simple house, however, receives many visitors. People come to it from all over Paris and elsewhere for healing [...]