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النظرة اللاهوتيّة لمعضلة الموت
كُلِّفتُ أنْ أُحدِّثََكم في نظرةٍ لاهوتيةٍ عنِ الموتِ بما هو معضلة. لا يَهُمُّ العُنوانُ المُقترَح. يبقى أنَّ الموتَ مسألةٌ عندَ كلٍّ البشرِ بسببٍ من تمسّكِهِم بهذه الحياةِ الدنيا التي بها سيتمتّعون، ولا سيما أنّ أكثرَهم يقولون إنَّ الموتَ حقٌّ، ولعلّهم يريدون بذلك أنّه حقُّ الله على الناس. ولكنّه في بَدءِ سِفرِ التكوينِ هو عقاب، هو [...]
The Angels
The Angels By Nabil Semaan* FEAST OF ARCHANGELS On the 8th of November, the Orthodox Church celebrates the feast of synaxis of the Archangels Michael and Gabriel and the rest of the archangels. The word synaxismeans the gathering of believers to celebrate a feast, or to make a remembrance of a saint. This feast also has a special meaning; [...]
Advice on peacemaking from the Saints
Advice on peacemaking from the Saints Do you wish to honor the Body of the Savior? Do not despise it when it is naked. Do not honor it in church with silk vestments while outside it is naked and numb with cold. He who said, “This is my body,” and made it so by his [...]
Martyr Longinus, the Centurion who Stood at the Cross of the Lord
Martyr Longinus, the Centurion who Stood at the Cross of the Lord October 16th He stood transfixed at the foot of the Cross, watching and wondering, full of awe and amazement. And then all at once, something was born in him – a spark of faith, a brand-new beginning. And his life was changed forever. [...]
الشهيد لونجينوس قائد المئة الذي كان واقفاً عند صليب الرب
الشهيد لونجينوس قائد المئة الذي كان واقفاً عند صليب الرب 16 تشرين الاول كان يقف راسخا عند الصليب يراقب ويتأمل مفعما بالدهشة والذهول ، وبغتة ، ولد في اعماقه شيء ، شرارة ايمان ، بداية ليس مثلها ، فتبدلت سيرته الى الابد ، ويصف الانجيلي متى الالهي لحظة اهتدائه الى المسيحية بقوة فائقة . " [...]
Saint Demetrius day sermon
Saint Demetrius day sermon In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit! Today, dear brothers and sisters, we have gathered in this Holy church to glorify with our prayers St. Demetrius, the Patrone ofthis Holy temple and Parish. I would like to humbly present to you the life [...]
Violence and the Gospel
Violence and the Gospel by Metropolitan George (Khodr) of Byblos and Batroun [This article was first given at a conference in Lyon of the Association of Christians Against Torture, and appeared in Supplément de la vie Spirituelle, Sept. 1987] This essay is not an analysis of violence but a hymn to that evangelical virtue which [...]
An Orthodox View on Child Abuse
An Orthodox View on Child Abuse by Fr. Stanley S. Harakas An apparently new social concern has risen in our days which highlights the abuse of children. Child abuse is generally understood in our day in broad terms, including the physical, mental, and spiritual harassment of children. Specifically, child abuse is often understood as inflicting [...]
Saint Maximos the Confessor on The Lord’s Prayer
Saint Maximos the Confessor on The Lord's Prayer St Maximos the ConfessorПреподобный Максим ИсповедникΜαξίμου του Ομολογητού If the purpose of the divine counsel is the deification of our nature, and the aim of divine thoughts is to supply the prerequisites of our life, it follows that we should both know and carry into effect the [...]