Word Magazine December 1962 Page 11 OUR REAL HOME By Rev. Robert E Lucas Our earthly existence is misery filled. We look for the weaker beauty of the night: we delight in the society of fools and weak and sinful persons; we laugh at sin, and contrive mischiefs which affect the eternal destiny of our [...]
Word Magazine April 1958 Page 3-4 JESUS, THE DELIVERER AND THE PROPHET By FATHER ILYAS KURBAN Pastor, St. George’s Church, Boston The subject is “prophecy”; however, before dealing with prophecy, and in order to understand the theme of the essay well, it is necessary to have a general and brief survey of the political and [...]
Word Magazine December 1963 Page 8 KEEP THE. . . .FAITH Text of the address of Fr. Michael Stott, speaking in behalf of the clergy at the Grand Banquet of the 18th Annual Archdiocese Convention, Washington, D.C., Aug. 11, 1963. I once conducted a Bible class in which we were studying the miracles of Jesus. [...]
Word Magazine February 1967 Page 8 LET GOD BE GOD by Father Vladimir Berzonsky Holy Trinity Church, Parma. Ohio “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Let the day’s own trouble be sufficient for the day.” (St. Matthew 6:34) How many of us spend precious time on this [...]
Word Magazine March 1974 Page 4-5 LET US GO FORTH IN PEACE By Father James C. Meena Let us understand that when we, as Orthodox Christians, speak of missionary activities we do so in a context which differs substantially from the attitudes of other Christian groups. We do not conceive of missions as being, necessarily [...]
Word Magazine October 1977 Page 16 LITURGY OF LIFE By Father James C. Meena An article in the July 28, 1976, issue of the Christian Science Monitor was entitled, “Membership of Churches is Changing.” The essence of the article is that there has been a general decline in membership in those Churches that have adopted [...]
Word Magazine September 1968 Page 3 “I AM CHRIST” A meditation by the Rt. Rev. Gibran Ramlaoui St. George Church, Cleveland, Ohio “I will not call you servants,” says Jesus, “you are my friends.” St. Paul says: “When the fullness of the time was come, God sent His only begotten Son, that we might receive [...]
Word Magazine October 1977 Page 16 LITURGY OF LIFE By Father James C. Meena An article in the July 28, 1976, issue of the Christian Science Monitor was entitled, “Membership of Churches is Changing.” The essence of the article is that there has been a general decline in membership in those Churches that have adopted [...]
Word Magazine October 1958 Page 5 The Orthodox Christian approach to life for salvation of the soul I BELIEVE . . . Compiled by: Father Michael Welborn St. Elijah’s Church, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma I BELIEVE that there is one God, who created heaven and earth: I believe that there are three Persons in God: the [...]
Word Magazine March 1991 Page 18 LORD HAVE MERCY!? By Stephanie Yazge We hear it so often in our services. It seems like hundreds of times we hear “Lord have mercy” Some people have even been heard to say, “Why do we repeat ourselves so much? Didn’t God hear us the first time? What are [...]