by St. Gregory the TheologianI. It is the Day of the Resurrection, and my Beginning has good auspices. Let us then keep the Festival with splendor, and let us embrace one another. Let us say Brethren, even to those who hate us; much more to those who have done or suffered anything out of love for [...]
In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. At the beginning of the fourth century, to be precise, in the Year 325, when persecution of Orthodox Christianity had largely ceased, was held the first Universal Council of the Church. 318 Bishops gathered together from all over the Orthodox [...]
by St. Leo the Great St. Leo the Great was the bishop of Rome during difficult times. He was an eminent scholar of Scripture and rhetoric. During an invasion by Attila the Hun, St. Leo met him outside the gates of Rome. After some short words, to everyone’s surprise, Attila turned and left. Three years later, [...]
by St. Athanasius of AlexandriaOur father among the saints Athanasius of Alexandria (also spelled “Athanasios”; from Greek, “immortal”) was a bishop of Alexandria and major theological writer in the fourth century. He is also called Athanasius the Great and Athanasius the Apostolic. He was born in 298 and died on May 2, 373. His feast day [...]
القديس يوحنا الذهبي الفمقيامة المسيح هي "عيد الأعياد وموسم المواسم"، كما نردِّد في صلواتنا، في أعقاب أقوال القديس غريغوريوس اللاهوتي.كيف لا تكون القيامة عيد الأعياد وموسم المواسم وهي تعني أن جسد يسوع الراقد في قبر محكم الإغلاق بحجر كبير، قد قام، وخرج من القبر دون أن تَدخل ملاك أو أُنس؟ لقد قام بمقدرته الذاتية. كيف [...]
On The Lord’s Ascension Iby St. Leo the GreatOur father among the saints, Leo the Great was the bishop of Rome during difficult times. He was an eminent scholar of Scripture and rhetoric. During an invasion by Attila the Hun, St. Leo met him outside the gates of Rome. After some short words, to everyone’s [...]
“When we stay within the embrace of our mother the Church, we can know that we are with our Lord.”A frequent question we hear is “Why do we need the Church?” People want to know why they must go to a particular church, attend services they may not understand, obey rules that feel constricting to [...]
SYMPOSIUM-CHURCH GROWTH. CHURCH SUPPORT/GIVING (TITHING)THE RESPONSIVE CHURCH IS A HEALTHY CHURCH: A HEALTHY CHURCH IS A GROWING CHURCH! A Presentation given at the 5thBiennial Parish Council Symposium by His Grace Bishop Demetri Antiochian Village, PAFriday, October 13, 2000 I.) OPENING REMARKS:On behalf of his eminence Metropolitan Phillip, Fr. Michael Massouh, the director of this Center, Mr. [...]