Word Magazine February 1986 Page 17-18 REFLECTIONS ON THE WORD OF GOD “DO WHAT YOU ARE” A Reflection on 2 Corinthians 6:16-7:1 By The Rev. Dr. Stanley S. Harakas What is the central message of the Bible regarding our relationship with those who are members of the Church and those who are not? The answer [...]
Word Magazine April 1986 Page 23 REFLECTIONS ON THE WORD OF GOD “BEING A FOLLOWER OF CHRIST” —A Reflection on Matthew 8:18-22— by The Rev. Dr. Stanley S. Harakas Christians, by their name, are identified as followers of Christ. It was in Antioch, the Bible tells us, that the disciples of Christ were given that [...]
zine March 1985 Page 27 REFLECTIONS ON THE WORD OF GOD “A Still More Excellent Way” 1 Corinthians 12:27-13:8 by The Rev. Fr Stanley S. Harakas One of the most popular and widely read chapters of the New Testament is the so-called “Love Chapter” of St. Paul’s first letter to the Christians of the Greek [...]
Word Magazine June 1985 Page 31-32 REFLECTIONS ON THE WORD OF GOD “Apostolic Living — 1: Empowered Disciples” Matthew 10: 1-8 in Three Parts Rev. Dr. Stanley S. Harakas “And he called to him his twelve disciples . . .“ These are the beginning words of the 10th chapter of the Gospel of Matthew. The [...]
Word Magazine November 1984 Page 21-22 REFLECTIONS ON THE WORD OF GOD “Is Any Among You Sick?” James 5:14-16 By Rev. Dr. Stanley S. Harakas What a question for the Bible to address to us! “Is any among you sick?” asks James in his New Testament letter. Just as in the early Church, so too [...]
Word Magazine May 1985 Page 20 REFLECTIONS ON THE WORD OF GOD “LOVE: WHAT IT DOES” 1 Corinthians 13 The Rev. Dr. Stanley S. Harakas How does one go about describing love? In last month’s column we saw how St. Paul gives us no formal definition of love in his famous “Love Chapter,” the 13th [...]
Word Magazine May 1984 Page 16 PRECIOUS INHERITANCE Homily By Father James C. Meena “By Him were all things created that are in heaven and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones or dominions, or principalities, or powers. All things were created by Him and for Him, and He is before [...]
Word Magazine January 1989 Page 9-10 PERSONAL TESTIMONY by Esta Lee Belisle Like most people in North America, I became a Christian as a child. Each Sunday morning my mother scrubbed me clean, dressed me in my prettiest dress, and gently deposited me at the Sunday School door. As a class we sang “Jesus loves [...]
Word Magazine May 1999 Page 8-9 PARADISE LOST By Fr. Daniel Griffith Adam sat before paradise and, lamenting his nakedness, he wept, “Woe is me! By evil deceit was I persuaded and led astray, and now I am an exile from glory. Woe is me! In my simplicity I was stripped naked, and now I [...]
Word Magazine December 1962 Page 11 OUR REAL HOME By Rev. Robert E Lucas Our earthly existence is misery filled. We look for the weaker beauty of the night: we delight in the society of fools and weak and sinful persons; we laugh at sin, and contrive mischiefs which affect the eternal destiny of our [...]