THE WAY OF GOD AND THE ETHICS OF OUR AGE Antony Gabriel February 9, 1988 Mc Gill University Chapel The way of God and the ethics of our age seem to be mutually exclusive terms. The way of God and the ethics of our age is both a paradox and a challenge. There is a [...]
Word Magazine November 1960 Page 10 THE UN-OPENED LETTER By Rev. Fr. Michael J. Buben — Geneva, N.Y. Specially written for THE WORD Once upon a time there lived an Orthodox family in a happy Christian home. The father of the home was proud of the achievements of his youngest son, and the son had [...]
THE STEPS OF A GOOD MAN By The Late Father Michael Baroudy One of the real mysteries that faces every human being is the mystery of life, or what to do with one’s self. The fact that we are here on this planet, that we have ourselves and others to live and put up with, [...]
The Spirit of Orthodoxy By Deacon R. Thomas Zell Recently, my wife and I boarded a plane in San Jose, California, located our window seat accommodations, and settled back to enjoy a spectacular journey catapulting us over the dusty brown foothills of northern California and into a world of ice-blue glaciers, green forests, deep bays [...]
Word Magazine March 1992 Page 8-9 THE SPIRIT OF TRUE CHRISTIANITY. by Archpriest Paul 0 ‘Callaghan In any form of religious belief, one of the most common questions is, “What does God (or the gods) require of us?” And of course, the different religions all answer that differently. In Judaism, for instance, keeping the 613 [...]
Word Magazine June 1967 Page 19 THE SEVEN SINS OF HUMAN SOCIETY IN THE LIGHT OF SCRIPTURAL TRUTHS By Very Rev. Father Michael Baroudy, Pastor Emeritus St. George Orthodox Church, Vicksburg, Mississippi There are sixty-six books in the Holy Bible. 39 in the Old Testament, and 27 in the New, that cover at least seven [...]
Word Magazine January 1989 Page 15 THE REALITY OF THE INCARNATION IN OUR LIFE by Archpriest Theodore E. Ziton Our Primate, Metropolitan PHILIP, wrote once, and I quote, “As we review the account of the creation in Genesis, we cannot help but see the dynamic relationship between man and his Creator. God created man like [...]
Word Magazine November 1958 Page 3/12 THE PARAGON OF A CHRISTIAN LIFE By Very Rev. Father Michael Baroudy Archpriest, St. George Orthodox Church Vicksburg, Mississippi In Matthews Gospel, chapter 7, verses 21-23. “Not everyone that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the Kingdom of Heaven, but he that doeth the will of my [...]
Word Magazine September 1959 Page 5-8/10 THE NATURE OF THE CHURCH By Father Michael Azkoul Spring Valley, Illinois The Church is very difficult to understand. It is not entirely due to the logic involved, but rather the ideas necessary to the explanation may rub us the wrong way. The modern mind with its beliefs about [...]
Word Magazine May 1980 Page 5-6 THE NAME OF GOD: ABBA By Paul Tarazi When Jesus sent His apostles to preach the kingdom of heaven (Mt. 10:7), He said to them, “He who welcomes you welcomes Me, and he who welcomes Me welcomes Him who sent Me. He who welcomes a prophet because he is [...]