The Word Magazine, December, 1983 Page 5-6 Why say “Lord, have mercy” so often? by Rick A. Michaels Most people in the Church are troubled by all the repetition in the worship services of the Church. In a time when everything is quick, neat, and gratifying the ponderous length of our services, the heavy themes [...]
Word Magazine February 1962 Page 3-4 WHY DO I BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST? By Very Rev. Father Michael Baroudy Vicksburg, Mississippi There is perhaps no subject more challenging and no personality more towering than that of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The history of Christianity is a great and glorious one, one that has [...]
Word Magazine June 1992 Page 20-21 WHOSOEVER SHALL CALL UPON THE NAME OF THE LORD SHALL BE SAVED By Archpriest Constantine Nasr “For the Scripture saith, Whosoever believeth in him shall not be ashamed. For there is no difference between Jew and Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call [...]
Word Magazine February 1967 Page 12 WHO IS THE PRACTICAL MAN?? “Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt and where thieves break through and steal: but lay up for yourselves treasures in Heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt. and where thieves do not break through and [...]
Word Magazine May 1968 Page 7-8 WHERE IS GOD? by the Rev. Fr. George A. Aswad ‘You are seated in a church pew. You are seated in the House of God. This morning you made a decision to visit God.—Why? When you visit a relative or friend, you go for a purpose—usually with love—to see [...]
Word Magazine September 1961 Page 7-8 WHEN THE PREACHER LOSES GOD By Howard W. King An Invitation to Soul-Searching To mediate God to folk is the lofty privilege of the minister of Christ. It is a challenging and rewarding service, and to perform it the preacher keeps in touch with God and men. Peter Ainslie, [...]
Word Magazine October 1964 Page 6-7 WHAT WE SHOULD LEARN FROM THE SCHOOL OF LIFE (A Sermon Addressed To Orthodox Youth) By Very Rev. Father Michael Baroudy, Pastor Emeritus St. George Orthodox Church, Vicksburg, Mississippi Life is the greatest institution of learning. And the most important training we get is not how to make a [...]
Word Magazine May 1959 Page 11-12 WHAT IS GOD? By Ronald Fadel Isaac In the present time of turmoil and unrest many of us are confronted with children of bitterness, doubt and radicalism. These same individuals have been referred to in studies by different names through the ages. Despite the passing time and the difficult [...]
Word Magazine March 1963 Page 7-8 VIGILANCE IS THE PRICE OF VICTORY By Rev. Father Michael Baroudy Vicksburg, Mississippi One of the most difficult things about a priest’s life is to choose a subject and discuss a theme relevant to the time in which we live. The pastor’s vocation is not an easy one. Only [...]
Word Magazine October 1962 Page 13 UNITY REVISED By Brother Sergius It is the dubious genius of Western society, via a gradual evolution, to be able to separate knowledge from fact, and the Church from truth. The establishment of Roman Catholicism, after its tragic defection from true Christianity, gave to the West a surface authenticity, [...]