From The Word Magazine, March 1999 - Page 7-8 THE BEAUTY OF MARY, THEOTOKOS by Joy Corona In a society and a culture which so emphasizes the masculine, I find myself, as a woman, sometimes confronted with the message that, to be successful, I must also be masculine. It's as though I must be male [...]
Word Magazine January 1961 Page 3 THE BAPTISM OF OUR LORD by ARCHPRIEST A. NARUSHEVICH Of the Orthodox Church in Poland) On the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord a Christian is transported by his thoughts and feelings to a time long since passed. He directs his attention to that which was accomplished at [...]
Word Magazine May 1958 Page 3 THE ASCENSION By Rev. Fr. Theodore E. Ziton Pastor, St. Nicholas Syrian Orthodox Church Montreal, Quebec, Canada for there, through His Ascension, he has prepared a place for us. “If it were not so, I would have told you.” For the last time Jesus blessed the group of the [...]
Word Magazine October 1999 Page 21 THE ALL EMBRACING LOVE OF A MOTHER By Fr. Stephen Rogers To a child who is hurt, fearful or in distress, there is no greater place of warmth and security than the embrace of a loving mother. In times of great need, children will run to the loving arms [...]
Word Magazine December 1985 Page 8-9 THE ADVENT PERIOD IN HOME LIFE by Sophie Koulomzin What is the meaning of the feast of the Nativity of Our Lord in our family life? How can we live through the preparatory period of Advent as a Christian family? Can this meaning be truly and naturally, unpretentiously, embodied [...]
Word Magazine December 1968 Page 15 THANK YOU GOD, FOR THE MYSTERY “As for Mary, she treasured all these things and pondered them in her heart. And the shepherds went back glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen; it was exactly as they had been told.” (ST. LUKE 2:19) The very [...]
Word Magazine December 1990 Page 22 SUBMIT YOURSELF. AND YOU WILL BE EXALTED! by Khoureeye Stefanie Yazge One of my favorite hymns heard at Christmas (and as part of every Great Compline service) is “God is with us! Understand all ye nations, and submit yourselves, for God is with us!” Why? For several reasons. First [...]
Word Magazine December 1978 Page 19 STRANGERS TO THE PAST Homily by Father James C. Meena Gideon, Barak, Sampson, Jefta, David, Samuel, Isaac, Jacob, Zerah, Tamar, Amminadab, Boaz, Obed, Jessica —Who are all these people? I am sure that when we read the 1st chapter of the Gospel of St. Matthew, which begins with the [...]
The Word Magazine, January 1974 - Page 4 Some Thoughts Concerning Mary by MARIQUITA PLATOV IMAGINE THAT YOU ARE a young Jewish girl growing up in the days before Christ. You are aware that for centuries the coming of the Savior has been foretold by the Hebrew prophets, and all around you in peopie's hearts [...]
Word Magazine September 1967 Page 3/28 SEPTEMBER 14, FEAST OF THE HOLY CROSS Each year on September 14 the Orthodox Church celebrates the feast of “The Elevation of the Honorable and Life-giving Cross.” This is one of the great feasts of the Church year, and one which has an important historical background. Although one or [...]