Familes and Life by Father Anthony G. Yazge (Originally submitted to the Tribune Star for publication in the Fall of 1995) In last month's column, the topic was life: how it is a gift of God. How we are created in God's image and likeness. How God should decide when it begins and ends. How [...]
Word Magazine June 1961 Page 3 BEHAVIOUR IN CHURCH By METROPOLITAN ANTONY What is written here may seem quite elementary to some people, but there are a few Orthodox Christians who could very well learn something if they thought about it carefully. At every celebration of the Divine Liturgy we hear these words: “For this [...]
Word Magazine April 1999 Page 17-18 FAITH AND FAMILY By Robert Snyder The single most important factor in the religious development of a child is the example set by parents. In an Associated Press poll, taken by ICR Survey Research in the spring of 1995, seven out of ten adolescents said that their parents have [...]
Word Magazine January 1978 Page 10/18 AS I SEE IT … By George Ghiz THE PAST It need not take those of us of the second generation here in North America too long to remember back to the days when our dear parents, relatives, and friends, who came from Lebanon and Syria, were mostly uneducated, [...]
Word Magazine September 1980 Page 15 “ENDANGERED SPECIES —THE AMERICAN FAMILY” Homily by Father James C. Meena Our American President, Jimmy Carter, said to a group of Federal employees: “I want those of you who are living in sin to go out and get married, and those of you who are separated from your husband [...]
Word Magazine April 1999 Page 3 ARE WE CHANGED? Editorial by Fr. John Abdalah There is an anecdote of a priest who begins a new assignment at Pascha. He delivers a brilliant sermon, and receives many compliments. On Thomas Sunday, the priest offers the same homily, and again receives several compliments. On Myrrh-bearing Women Sunday, [...]
The Word Magazine, October 1992, Page 8-10 DRUGS, ALCOHOL AND THE CHRISTIAN LIFE by Father Paul 0 ‘Callaghan The questions of how to approach drugs and alcohol are of course critical ones for our society. The abuse of alcohol is on the increase, especially among young people. Millions suffer with alcoholism or severe drinking problems. [...]
Word Magazine April 1974 Page 11-12 ADOLESCENTS IN THE FAMILY OR “GET OFF MY BACK” By John L. Boojamra Anyone who has tried to teach religion to adolescents in the past years will probably agree that this age group is the most threatening and difficult to face. Whole segments of our youth population have turned [...]
Address to Midwest Region Spring Delegates’ Meeting Spring Valley, IL - April 3, 1998 DISCIPLESHIP AND CHURCH LIFE By His Grace Bishop DEMETRI This evening, I want to speak to you about the important subject of Discipleship and Church Life. During the Lenten Season, we are called upon to increase our prayer and worship, to [...]
Word Magazine May 1959 Page 8 ABOUT THE UNITY By Reverend Ilyas Kurban That they all may be one: as thou, Father, art in Me,and I in thee. That they also may be one in Us. That the world may believe that Thou hast sent me. (St. John17-21) This is a quotation from the last [...]