Word Magazine March 1991 Page 18 LORD HAVE MERCY!? By Stephanie Yazge We hear it so often in our services. It seems like hundreds of times we hear “Lord have mercy” Some people have even been heard to say, “Why do we repeat ourselves so much? Didn’t God hear us the first time? What are [...]
Word Magazine October 1977 Page 16 LITURGY OF LIFE By Father James C. Meena An article in the July 28, 1976, issue of the Christian Science Monitor was entitled, “Membership of Churches is Changing.” The essence of the article is that there has been a general decline in membership in those Churches that have adopted [...]
Word Magazine October 1977 Page 16 LITURGY OF LIFE By Father James C. Meena An article in the July 28, 1976, issue of the Christian Science Monitor was entitled, “Membership of Churches is Changing.” The essence of the article is that there has been a general decline in membership in those Churches that have adopted [...]
Word Magazine March 1974 Page 4-5 LET US GO FORTH IN PEACE By Father James C. Meena Let us understand that when we, as Orthodox Christians, speak of missionary activities we do so in a context which differs substantially from the attitudes of other Christian groups. We do not conceive of missions as being, necessarily [...]
Word Magazine February 1967 Page 8 LET GOD BE GOD by Father Vladimir Berzonsky Holy Trinity Church, Parma. Ohio “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Let the day’s own trouble be sufficient for the day.” (St. Matthew 6:34) How many of us spend precious time on this [...]
Word Magazine December 1963 Page 8 KEEP THE. . . .FAITH Text of the address of Fr. Michael Stott, speaking in behalf of the clergy at the Grand Banquet of the 18th Annual Archdiocese Convention, Washington, D.C., Aug. 11, 1963. I once conducted a Bible class in which we were studying the miracles of Jesus. [...]
Word Magazine April 1958 Page 3-4 JESUS, THE DELIVERER AND THE PROPHET By FATHER ILYAS KURBAN Pastor, St. George’s Church, Boston The subject is “prophecy”; however, before dealing with prophecy, and in order to understand the theme of the essay well, it is necessary to have a general and brief survey of the political and [...]
Word Magazine May 1990 Page 13 JESUS CHRIST OUR LAMB ‘And Isaac said to his father Abraham, ‘My father!’ And he said; ‘Here I am my son. ‘He said; ‘Behold; the fire and the wood; but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?’ Abraham said; ‘God will provide himself the lamb for a burnt [...]
Word Magazine September 2000 Page 21 IS YOUR SPIRITUAL LIFE IN NEED OF NURTURING? By Fr. Michael Massouh Ever wonder about the spiritual life? Is it open to mystics and monastics only, or can ordinary folk experience its joys? You may not realize it, but you may already have taken a step in the spiritual [...]
Word Magazine October 1967 Page 24 “IS MY ORTHODOX FAITH A LIVING FAITH?” By Jamie Ann Sabino St. George’s Church, Boston, MA There is a saying that as long as there is an Englishman, there will always be an England. I believe this is true for my religion: in other words, as long as there [...]