Word Magazine May 1964 Page 9-10 “TWENTIETH CENTURY MARTYRS” A sermon preached on Orthodoxy Sunday, March 22nd, 1964, at St. Nicholas’ Cathedral, State and Bond Streets, Brooklyn, New York By Metropolitan Antony Bashir Indeed the hour is corning when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God.” (John 16:2) Persecution has been [...]
Word Magazine January 1983 Page 18 TURN ON THE STOVE Homily By Father James C. Meena One of the things that housewives experience, to their utter frustration, is to make preparations for the biggest meal of the day, take the food out of the freezer and refrigerator, clean the vegetables, get everything ready and put [...]
Word Magazine October 1968 Page 13-14 TO THE CHRISTIANS OF MY COUNTRY By The Very Rev. Father George Khodre, Tripoli, Lebanon You are called to a great mission, you are a force of salvation, because of the One who gave you His name and in whose name you have been baptized. But you are wrong [...]
TIME TO LIVE OUR ORTHODOX FAITH By His Grace Bishop Demetri. (Khoury) September, the first month of the new ecclesiastical year, offers us the opportunity to reorganize our lives spiritually after the summer holiday. This yearly beginning is an occasion for us to change, to see the need for change, to take the opportunity God [...]
Word Magazine September 1981 Page 11-12 TIME AND THE LITURGY Another season has gone by, the summer is slowly leaving its hot, sweltering trail behind and autumn will soon fill its void with the crispness of the October air. Another autumn and school begins, the outdoors are clear and trees display their bright colored plumage. [...]
Word Magazine December 1996 Page 9-10 THINE OWN OF THINE OWN BY DR. MICHAEL MASSOUH Dad,” The five year old son asked, “can I have a dollar?” “A dollar? What are you going to do with a dollar?” “Buy something.” “What kind of something?” “A present.” “For whom?” “Dad, can’t I have a dollar?” “Well, [...]
Word Magazine September 1971 Page 9-10 THEOLOGY, WORSHIP, PEACE… An address of His Beatitude, Patriarch Pimen while Metropolitan of Kroutitsy and Guardian of the Patriarchal Throne. At the opening of the academic year at the Moscow Theological Academy, on the feast of the Protection of the Holy Virgin, October 14th, 1970. I salute all the [...]
Word Magazine November 1957 Page 252 THEOLOGY FOR EVERYBODY by REV. FR. THEODORE E. ZITON At some period in the Church’s history the idea took root that theology is only for priests. Frank Sheed, an author and publisher who has done much to promote a greater knowledge of theology among laymen, recalls that when he [...]
Word Magazine October 1957 Page 219 THEOLOGY AND MORALITY by Deacon Michael Azkoul Theology (the knowledge of God and His purposes) and morality (the art of right conduct) should be in theory and practice kept together. The faith and spirit of Orthodoxy has never considered it right to act in a manner not in strict [...]
Word Magazine March 1988 Page 6 THE WORLD AND OUR KINGDOM by Rick Michaels The Bible and the Church Fathers use the term “world” not as a definition of the universe created by God, but as the place where the community of sinful men and women exist in rebellion against God. Sr. John speaks plainly, [...]