Word Magazine September 1989 Page 18 AS A CHRISTIAN, GO FLY A KITE! By Father John Kahle Now, before I am tarred and feathered for making this statement, please allow me to share some very personal thoughts and feelings with you. Does this sound familiar? You attend church regularly . . . you participate in [...]
Word Magazine June 1989 Page 18 ARE YOU STILL “WEARING” CHRIST? by Khoureeye Stafanie Yazge Does that sound like an odd question? After all, it’s not like asking, “What’s in style this year?” or “What are you wearing to the party Saturday night?” But it is perfectly valid, and most appropriate, for us to ask [...]
Word Magazine June 1965 Page7/9 ARE WE AS ORTHODOX CHRISTIANS DOING OUR SHARE Rev. Theodore E. Ziton, Pastor St. George (Eastern) Orthodox Church Wichita, Kansas The smugness with which many of us are settling down into our particular mode of living and the complacency with which we are viewing world affairs is growing alarming. Our [...]
“And Lead Us Not Into Temptation” Father Antony Gabriel I wish I had heeded these words and not fallen pray to all the media hype regarding Martin Sorcese’ latest travesty “The Last Temptation of Christ” based on Nikos Kazantzakis’ novel. Primarily, I wanted to see the film since I use this author and book in [...]
Word Magazine May 1969 Page 5 ANCHORED TO THE INFINITE By The Late Father Michael Baroudy Vicksburg, Mississippi We live at a time in human history when everything seems to be undergoing a change. There is nothing insofar as our world is concerned, of which you can say with any degree of certainty, will never [...]
Presentation by Fr. John Mangels Midwest Region Clergy Seminar Terre Haute, Indiana AN EXPERIENTIAL OUTLINE OF THE SUBSTANCE OF CATECHESIS DOGMATIC THEOLOGY, THE BIBLE AND THE COUNCILS OF THE CHURCH All three of these aspects of related to the manifestation of the Truth of God. While they are related, they are experienced differently and require [...]
Word Magazine October 1980 Page 11-12 AMERICAN ORTHODOX MONASTICISM by Fr. Anthony Scott Long-haired, black-robed, grey-bearded, spiritually-withdrawn: these are the typical images that monks produce in the average mind. Now, try these: normal-haired, levi-clothed, young-faced, and spiritually-present and you have a beginning idea of New Skete, an Orthodox monastic community located in Cambridge, New York. [...]
Word Magazine November 1978 Page 42-43 AMERICAN ORTHODOX UNITY By Elliott Wright Religious News Service Correspondent Brookline, Mass. — Theologians from the various ethnic divisions of Eastern Orthodox Christianity in the U.S. and Canada are of one mind in wanting a single, self-governing Church in America, according to the informal consensus at a landmark conference [...]
Word Magazine March 1980 Page 10 ADOLESCENT SPIRITUALITY by george alberts When we speak of spirituality whether it be of adolescents or any other age group of our Church, there are a few things that we must keep in mind. Orthodoxy is a way of living. Many of the Church teachings and the teachings of [...]
Act of God/Une Force Majeur By Antony Gabriel The now infamous “Andrew” has left many scars in the wake of its devastating presence in Florida and Louisiana. Upraised hands questioned or railed against this so-called “unjust god” who inflicted heavy pain and loss on so many. To add insult to injury, many turning to their [...]