Word Magazine June 2001 Page 18 THE AFTERLIFE AND THIS LIFE By Very Rev. Joseph Allen When I first thought about writing a brief article on the “afterlife.” I declined on the basis that any such article cannot be “brief”! But I thought about this challenge, and began to wonder about an approach which could [...]
Word Magazine December 2000 Page 6-7 THE ACQUISITION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT By Rev. Fr. Josiah Trenham In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. Amen. The goal of the Christian life is the acquisition of the Holy Spirit. All of our Orthodox life is animated [...]
Word Magazine March 1988 Page 4-5 THE ABUNDANCE OF GOD By Nancy Holloway The Gospels, in depicting the life and ministry of Christ, are seen by us through the lens of faith. To the non-believer, Jesus was a good man, healing the sick, performing what were perceived to be miracles, dying an unnecessary and unjust [...]
Word Magazine April 1976 Page 14 “TAKE THE NEXT STEP” Homily by Archpriest James C. Meena Having made the First Premise that GOD IS, it becomes necessary for us to go on from there. The fool says in his heart, there is no God.” (Psalm 14:1). The wise acknowledge that GOD IS and then the [...]
Word Magazine December 1967 Page 12-13 TAKE NOT THE NAME OF THE LORD YOUR GOD IN VAIN By the Rev. Fr. Michael J. Buben St. George’s Church, Lawrence, Mass. One fine warm day as I walked through the Common, I overheard a youngster say to his companion, ‘Pardon the language ~~~!’, and he followed this [...]
Word Magazine April 1981 Page 16 SALVATION PROMISED SALVATION ASSURED Homily By Father James C. Meena When the paralytic was lowered through the roof in order that Jesus might see and have compassion on him, the first action of Jesus was to assure him of his salvation. He said, “My son, your sins are forgiven.” [...]
Word Magazine March 2001 Page 23 ROWING TOGETHER AND GROWING TOGETHER By Very Rev. Stephen Rogers Have you ever gone canoeing with another person? One thing you learn very quickly when trying to navigate a vessel over the water by paddling is that your paddling had better be in rhythm and harmony with the others [...]
Word Magazine March 1989 Page 5-6 RELIGION: ITS ROLE IN SOCIETY Can It Be a Vehicle by Which Women and Men Are Allowed Common and Equal Experiences of Humanity? by Laurice B. Maloley Religion broadly defined in Funk and Wagnall’s Standard Encyclopedia is “a way of life based upon man’s ultimate relation to the universe [...]
Word Magazine February 1985 Page 26 REFLECTIONS ON THE WORD OF GOD “WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A SINNER MEETS CHRIST?” Luke 19:1-10 The Rev. Dr. Stanley S. Harakas “What happens when a sinner meets Christ?” That is what the story about that short Chief Tax Collector of Jericho is about. Most of us know how Zacchaeus [...]
Word Magazine December 1986 Page 15 REFLECTIONS ON THE WORD OF GOD “READY FOR THE COMING OF THE LORD?” —A Reflection on Matthew 25:1-13 by The Rev. Dr. Stanley S. Harakas Christians believe that Christ will “come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,” as we say each Sunday in the Creed [...]