Word Magazine May 1964 Page 8 HOW TO PREVENT SIN By Herbert W. Armstrong Do you realize that if it is wrong to do a certain thing, it is wrong to harbour THOUGHTS of that thing in your mind? “All have sinned,” says the Scripture. What is sin, anyway? Satan ought to know — and [...]
A FORGOTTEN DIMENSION OF PRAYER by Fr. Gregory Buss The subject of prayer is a vast one and it would be impossible to say all of the things that can be said, and should be said, about it. For that reason I would like to say something about a dimension of prayer that comes from [...]
Word Magazine April 1987 Page 20 IMAGINE PARALYSIS Homily By Father James C. Meena Judy, raise your hands; now shake them, wave them! Thank you. Tom, stand up and stamp your feet! Thank you. Everybody in the church, lift your hands as though you’re praising God and wave them! O.K.! Wipe your forehead! Scratch the [...]
Word Magazine September 1963 Page 5/7 ARE WE AFRAID OF OUR OWN PRAYERS By Dr. Lukas Vischer Research Secretary of the Department of Faith and Order of the World Council of Churches Dr. Vischer was WCC’s observer to the Second Vatican Council. Around the world Christians of different confessions are uniting more and more frequently [...]
Word Magazine March 1967 Page 24 JESUS TEACHES US TO PRAY By Adma Shakhashiri Commission on THE WORD Department of Religious Education When Jesus Christ and His disciples were together in the Holy Land, Jesus would leave them sometimes for a short while and go to a quiet place to pray. His disciples wanted very [...]
Word Magazine June 1987 Page 8-9 PARTICIPATING IN THE EUCHARIST A way of life or a social occasion? by Dr Michael Massouh For as long as I can remember I have been told to go to Church. But the reasons for attendance have seldom been convincing. Because most of us share this ambivalence, I would [...]
Word Magazine April 2001 Page 5-6 LEARNING TO RELAX LEARNING TO PRAY By George Aquaro I’m sure everyone reading this has heard it said a million times, “You must pray daily.” Some people will tell you that you are not Orthodox unless you use their prayer book, while others will insist that you can’t be [...]
Word Magazine April 1968 Page 16 CANDLES AND LIGHTS By Rev. Fr. Theodore E. Ziton St. George’s Church, New Kensington, Penna. The candle is one of the oldest and the most widely used sacramentals in the Church. It is one of the richest religious symbols or instruments used to express spiritual ideas. It is seen [...]
Word Magazine May 1968 Page 23 LITURGY AND LIFE THE USE OF INCENSE IN CHURCH By the Rev. Fr. Theodore E. Ziton St. George’s Church, New Kensington, Penna. During our Church Services, the priest burns incense in a censer, which is a metal vessel suspended on three chains about two feet long, and provided with [...]
Word Magazine June 1958 Page 5 CANDLES IN THE CHURCH By Father David F. Abramtsov St. George’s Church, Bridgeville Everyone has observed the lights and candles that are used in all Orthodox churches and some, perhaps, have wondered at their significance. First of all, let us look at the substance or matter of which these [...]