Word Magazine February 1978 Page 16 “OFF YOUR SEAT AND ON YOUR FEET” Homily by Father James C. Meena We’re living in a bottom heavy society. We spend much of our time sitting. To go to work we sit in our car or on the bus. Many of us have jobs where we sit for [...]
Word Magazine September 1992 Page 24 MILAGRO by John David Powell Milagro. For some the Spanish word conjures up images of beanfield wars. Frijoles were not on my list of things to experience during my pilgrimage to El Santuario de Chimayo where, it is said, the earth contains great medical powers. It is believed to [...]
Word Magazine September 1969 Page 19 LIVING WITH THE NICENE CREED This essay was written by Miss Constance Shemas, 17, of St. Elijah’s Church, Toledo, Ohio, and presented at the Midwest Region SOYO Convention in Detroit, in June 1969. Miss Shemas was the winner of the Midwest Region Oratorical Contest; her presentation is worthy of [...]
Word Magazine May 1968 Page 23 LITURGY AND LIFE THE USE OF INCENSE IN CHURCH By the Rev. Fr. Theodore E. Ziton St. George’s Church, New Kensington, Penna. During our Church Services, the priest burns incense in a censer, which is a metal vessel suspended on three chains about two feet long, and provided with [...]
Word Magazine April 2001 Page 5-6 LEARNING TO RELAX LEARNING TO PRAY By George Aquaro I’m sure everyone reading this has heard it said a million times, “You must pray daily.” Some people will tell you that you are not Orthodox unless you use their prayer book, while others will insist that you can’t be [...]
Word Magazine March 1967 Page 24 JESUS TEACHES US TO PRAY By Adma Shakhashiri Commission on THE WORD Department of Religious Education When Jesus Christ and His disciples were together in the Holy Land, Jesus would leave them sometimes for a short while and go to a quiet place to pray. His disciples wanted very [...]
Word Magazine April 1987 Page 20 IMAGINE PARALYSIS Homily By Father James C. Meena Judy, raise your hands; now shake them, wave them! Thank you. Tom, stand up and stamp your feet! Thank you. Everybody in the church, lift your hands as though you’re praising God and wave them! O.K.! Wipe your forehead! Scratch the [...]
Word Magazine May 1964 Page 8 HOW TO PREVENT SIN By Herbert W. Armstrong Do you realize that if it is wrong to do a certain thing, it is wrong to harbour THOUGHTS of that thing in your mind? “All have sinned,” says the Scripture. What is sin, anyway? Satan ought to know — and [...]
Why Do We Have Our Homes Blessed? by Phyllis Meshel Onest Begin Everything with Prayer Since we are reminded in Scripture to begin whatever we do with prayer, it has been the practice of Orthodox Christians for centuries to have new dwellings blessed either before or just after settling in. This has been extended to [...]
Word Magazine September 1982 Page 23 GETTING CONNECTED WITH GOD “THE JESUS PRAYER” By Father James C. Meena When we feel cut off from the source of our inner strength and power as though that bond between us and God has somehow been short-circuited, it is necessary for us to find a way to get [...]