Word Magazine April 1968 Page 8/10 A PLEA FOR ORTHODOX RENEWAL By The Rev. Fr. Michael Azkoul St. Mark’s Church, Youngstown, Ohio When an Orthodox thinks about “renewal”, probably many questions comes to his mind. What is an Orthodox “renewal?” Should we play “follow the leader” with Rome and Protestantism? Is “renewal” advisable at this [...]
Word Magazine December 1966 Page 21-22 A MESSAGE FROM PATMOS to our Orthodox brothers in the West By Archimandrite Paul Nikitaris, The Cave of the Apocalypse, Patmos, Greece There exists a widespread idea that the Apocalypse or Revelation of St. John the Theologian is a book entirely sealed, apparently containing nothing but paradoxical statements and [...]
Word Magazine February 1999 Page 4-6 A JOURNEY HOME By Michael Simmons I’ve been on a journey! For fourteen years I have struggled with “What is the truth about the Church?” I have floated around, feeling hopeless at times, trying to find solid ground to stand on, no longer believing in the church world I [...]
Word Magazine October 1980 Page 5-8 A FREEDOM CALLED MONASTICISM by George Benjamin Gapen Holy Trinity Monastery Jordanville, New York Holy Trinity Monastery Jordanville, New York Set your affections on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. Colossians 3.2-3 Christ’s death [...]
Word Magazine October 1958 Page 5 The Orthodox Christian approach to life for salvation of the soul I BELIEVE . . . Compiled by: Father Michael Welborn St. Elijah’s Church, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma I BELIEVE that there is one God, who created heaven and earth: I believe that there are three Persons in God: the [...]
Word Magazine December 1992 Page 26 WRITE IT ON YOUR HEARTS By The Very Rev. James C. Meena The Lord is our God. The Lord is one. If you love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your strength, let these words I urge on you today [...]
Word Magazine May 1962 Page 6-7 WORKING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT by Rev. Father John Chromiak The revelation of the mission and ministry of the Paraclete waited for Christ’s Incarnation to be fully taught, and for His Ascension to be fully explained and understood, when the Spirit was poured out in a glorious baptism of [...]
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 March 2000 Page 14 WHY DO WE FAST SO OFTEN? By Fr. Stephen Ziton Let’s begin by taking a look at what happens when we do not keep the fast. In Genesis 3 we learn of the fall of Adam and Eve, and how their failure to keep the fast when they ate [...]
Word Magazine January 1976 Page 3 “WHEN THOU, 0 LORD WAS BAPTIZED IN THE JORDAN,... ’’ By REV. FR. GABRIEL BARROW IN THIS HOLY EPIPHANY SEASON, it is the Tradition of the Holy Orthodox Church to Bless Water in the Church. This “Blessed” or “Holy Water” is then sprinkled on everything, so that all creation [...]