Why Do We Have Our Homes Blessed? by Phyllis Meshel Onest Begin Everything with Prayer Since we are reminded in Scripture to begin whatever we do with prayer, it has been the practice of Orthodox Christians for centuries to have new dwellings blessed either before or just after settling in. This has been extended to [...]
Word Magazine September 1982 Page 23 GETTING CONNECTED WITH GOD “THE JESUS PRAYER” By Father James C. Meena When we feel cut off from the source of our inner strength and power as though that bond between us and God has somehow been short-circuited, it is necessary for us to find a way to get [...]
Word Magazine April 1963 Page 9 “…FOR THE SICK AND THE SUFFERING…” By Rev. Fr. Theodore E. Ziton Pastor, St. George Eastern Orthodox Church, Vicksburg, Miss. Reading the title of this article rather quickly might remind a member of our Holy Eastern Orthodox Church of a petition from the Great Ektenia of the Divine Liturgy [...]
Word Magazine January 1991 Page 23 FAITH IN EVERYDAY LIFE by Father Stephen Adams With the face of Christianity so constantly changing, it is hard to pinpoint what is to be believed by an Orthodox Christian. We hear of new movements around us; liberation theology, feminist theology, fundamentalist theology. We see Christian activists, moralists, charismatics. [...]
Word Magazine February 1963 Page 3/11 FAITH AND GOOD WORKS By Father Michael J. Buben Spiritual Adviser New England Region of SOYO Did a hungry stranger recently stop at your back door to ask for a sandwich or a cup of coffee? Did you slam the door in his face? Did you burn a coat [...]
Word Magazine September 1961 Page 5-6 EXPOSITION OF THE LORD’S PRAYER By the Late Father Seraphim Nassar Spring Valley, Illinois The Lord’s Prayer is an example and rule of prayer, which is the lifting of our minds to God. It is the prayer which our Lord Jesus Christ taught to His apostles, and through them [...]
Again Magazine Volume 16 Number 2 June 1993 Page 9-11 Entering into WORSHIP by Father Stanley Harakas Imagine yourself at a party, a social gathering at a lovely home. You’re having a conversation with an old friend. You’re in the middle of a sentence and suddenly you realize your friend is no longer with you. [...]
Word Magazine April 1979 Page 5-6 CONFESSION AND THE BIBLE by Antony Bassoline During the Lenten season the Church puts special emphasis on the Sacrament of Penance. This time of year before the great Resurrection feast is especially suited for the “re-ordering” of our lives, and the reflecting on our sinful nature — a sort [...]
Word Magazine March 1958 Page 9/25 CONFESSION IN THE ORTHODOX CHURCH By Archimandrite Athanasius Saliba Pastor, St. George’s, Detroit, Michigan The confession or penance is as old as recorded history. We read in the third chapter of the Old Testament that Adam and Eve confessed to God. (GENESIS 3:9-12). Later, when Moses delivered the Jewish [...]
Word Magazine March 1967 Page 8 CHRISTIAN UNITY A talk given by Father Michael Simon of St. George’s Church, Paterson, New Jersey, during Christian Unity week, at St. Anne’s Melkite Catholic Church, Paterson, N.J. We all share in the privilege of living in a most exciting, even exhilarating time for Christian believers; the age of [...]