Word Magazine February 1990 Page 8-9 NOT IN VAIN by Father Andrew L.J. James, Ph.D. Some Orthodox Christians, including me, have wondered if all the changes in the Soviet Union and in Eastern Europe are not, somehow, connected to the fact that Mikail S. Gorbachev, the president of the USSR, was baptized, chrismated, and given [...]
Word Magazine June 1969 Page 17 NONE BEYOND REDEEMING Rev. Vladimir Berzonsky Holy Trinity Church, Parma, Ohio “All the city was aroused, and the people ran together; they seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple ,... And as they were trying to kill him, word came to the tribune of the cohort that [...]
Word Magazine January 1986 Page 16 NO ONE KNOWS EVERYTHING Homily By Father James C. Meena I am frequently asked, “Why?” Why does the Church believe in the intercession of Saints? Why does the Church have confession? Why this and why that. Of course, while we always try to provide reasonable and intelligent answers, I [...]
Word Magazine June 1969 Page 18/21 NATIONALISM, MAN, AND ORTHODOXY By FR. GIBRAN RAMLAOUI St. George’s Church, Cleveland, Ohio Ancient problem, yet still fresh and relevant, stands as an unsurmountable wall in the face of the process of Orthodoxy in America. This problem is ethnic nationalism. Nationalism is not an empty word. It is as [...]
Word Magazine October 1966 Page 19 MY RESPONSIBILITY AS A TEENAGER TO MY FAITH By Edward Razook A Student in the Church School, St. John of Damascus, Boston, Massachusetts The true key to my existence is my Faith. To know my Faith, to understand my Faith, to love my Faith, and to sanction my Faith, [...]
Word Magazine March 1983 Page 19 “MY LONG WHITE PLUME” Homily By Father James C. Meena I have preserved my integrity intact, O Lord, and I have not submitted to the temptations that have been placed before me. This statement is a paraphrasing of the content and purpose of the teachings of most of the [...]
Word Magazine October 1962 Page 9-10 MONASTICISM by Fr. Michael Azkoul, Spring Valley, Ill. People nowadays are more and more inclined to look down on the vocation of the monk. Some will go so far as to admit the monk is full of noble ideals, but most will say that any young man who chooses [...]
From the Again Magazine - Volume 18, Number 3 September, 1995 Page 13-15 It started out as a normal school day. The children and their adopted “Baba” (Russian for “grandmother”) and I had gathered for third hour prayers before beginning our daily lessons. The children and Baba (Angelina) were standing in the nave and I [...]
Word Magazine March 1967 Page 21 MAN, THE RESPONSIBLE CREATURE Father Vladimir Berzonsky Holy Trinity Church, Parma, Ohio “And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish in the sea and the birds of the air, and over the cattle and over all [...]
Word Magazine September 1967 Page 12-14 MAN BETWEEN GOD and NEIGHBOR By Dr. Zekin A. Shakhashiri Visiting Scientist, National Institute of Health The climate of our time, as of any time, makes the demands of our body more pressing and real than those of our spirit. The most real thing in life, nevertheless, is death. [...]