All About Bells by Natalie Ashanin Does your church have a bell? More than one? Do you know when it is rung and why? Although bells are not as important in our daily life as they once were, they are still all around us. If we stop to think about it, we hear them from [...]
Eight Rules for Acolytes "My soul shall exult in the Lord for He hath endowed me with the robe of salvation and with the garment of joy hath He clothed me. He hath set a crown upon my head like unto a bridegroom, and as a bride hath He adorned me with comeliness" This is [...]
الأيقونة الأرثوذكسية الأرشمندريت بندلايمون فرح منذ الصغر ترافقنا الأيقونات في كل جهة من الكنيسة، وخاصةً على الأيقونستاس. وكنائسنا هي نوع من الاحتفال، بالشكل واللون، لحضور الله في كنيسته. كما أن للأيقونة مكانتها وتوقيرها في البيت المؤمن، إذ توضع عادةً في إحدى الزوايا، فيتوجّه الجميع إليها بالصلاة. ولكي نفهم معنى استخدام الأيقونة في كنيستنا الأرثوذكسية، لا [...]
Young People and Confession by Fr. Milton Efthimiou The motivation for this article came from a young teenager who heard me speak on pornography and drugs. He asked me if it was a sin to read "dirty books," and to occasionally smoke marijuana. I told him that he should go to his priest and that [...]
The Church and the Family by Fr. Joseph J. Allen There are many sociologists and psychologists who say today that the family, as the basic structure of our society, is disappearing. At the worst, it could mean that the family as that basic unit is unnecessary. This the Church will forever fight. At the best, [...]
Orthodox Worship
On the Differences of Western Religious Art and Orthodox Iconography
أكرم أباك و أمك لكي يطول عمرك في الأرض التي يعطيك الرب ألهك ــ المقدمــــة الله في العهد القديم كرّم الوالدين كل التكريم منذ بدء الخليقة وخلق أول أنسان على صورته وأسلمه جنة عدن ليستمتع بها ومنحه سلطان على جميع الخلائق الأخرى من النباتات والحيوانات وتأكيدا لهذه المحبة خلق له شريكا ليكون عونا له وبذلك [...]
Honor Your Father and Your Mother by Fr. Paul Tarazi "Honor your father and your mother that you may have a long life in the land which the Lord, your God, is giving you" (Exodus 20:12; cf Deut. 5:16). It seems to me imperative in this instance to start my article with some exegetical notes. [...]