Word Magazine June 1965 Page 12 THE VALUE OF A RELIGIOUS BACKGROUND ON THE COLLEGE CAMPUS By Robert Bowman Address delivered at the Church of The Redeemer, Palo Alto, California, On Orthodox Youth Sunday, 1964 (San Francisco State College) The reason for going to college is to acquire knowledge of this world. All men naturally [...]
Word Magazine June 1968 Page 13/15 TURN NOT THY FACE FROM ME, O LORD By Father James Meena An Open Letter To Orthodox Christians In the Teaching Profession Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ: This letter is addressed to all who are talented and trained and devoted to the art of teaching in public schools. [...]
Word Magazine January 1986 Page 17 WHY WE TEACH IN THE CHURCH by Father Peter G. Rizos The following is the second of four articles. Father Rizos is an Adjunct Instructor of Religious Education at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Theological School. Orthodox Christian education is the attempt by committed and trained Church members to awaken [...]
Word Magazine February 1974 Page 11-12/24 WORSHIP: AN ELEMENTARY HANDBOOK OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH By Father Thomas Hopko New York: Orthodox Church In America, 1972. WORSHIP: an Elementary Handbook of the Orthodox Faith is the second volume in the series entitled “The Orthodox Faith” published by the Department of Religious Education of the Orthodox Church [...]
Word Magazine April 1975 Page 9-13 YOUR CHILD ASKS ABOUT GOD By Chris Long Introduction Children ask us and everyone else in their lives — a lot of questions. They inquire about every point between “Shall I wear my raincoat today?” through “Can God really do everything?” Sometimes they ask their questions persistently with a [...]
Word Magazine March 1983 Page 26-27 YOUR CHILD IN THE CHURCH By Very Rev. Paul Ziatyk Your child is made a member of the Church of Jesus Christ when he is baptized. He is united to the Body of believers through the rituals of initiation and it is an occasion for all of the Church’s [...]
Word Magazine August 1958 Page 3 THE BOOKS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT By Father Michael Baroudy Pastor St. George Orthodox Church, Vicksburg, Mississippi The books of the New Testament are twenty-seven in number, and may be divided into the three classes .... Historical, Doctrinal, and Prophetic. The Historical portions are comprised in the writings of [...]
Word Magazine March 1959 Page 8/14 THE CHALLENGE OF ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN EDUCATION By Sophie Koulomzin “We are a generation of untaught teachers. . .” The words sounded bewildered and yet held a challenge. Their real meaning was: “Whether we are prepared or not, whether we have training or none — teach we must, for if [...]
Word Magazine October 1979 Page 19-20 THE CHURCH SCHOOL OR THE HOME? Homily by Father James C. Meena It’s time for some straight talk. I am going to paraphrase a statement of St. Paul’s because I think it’s about as straight from the shoulder as we can get. “My brothers and my sisters, take note [...]
Word Magazine April 1971 Page 7-8/12 THE PASTORAL PROBLEM IN THE CHURCH By Father Joseph Allen In a very real sense, the health of a local parish church school is indicative of the health of the parish at large. The priest is responsible for the growth and development of the whole of his parish life [...]