Word Magazine February 1999 Page 4-6 A JOURNEY HOME By Michael Simmons I’ve been on a journey! For fourteen years I have struggled with “What is the truth about the Church?” I have floated around, feeling hopeless at times, trying to find solid ground to stand on, no longer believing in the church world I [...]
Word Magazine October 1989 Page 4 – 7 “BEAR WITNESS TO THE LIGHT; BRINGING ORTHODOXY TO AMERICA” by Dr. Daniel Sahas In the theme of your Convention, “Bear Witness to the Light; Bringing Orthodoxy to America,” you have combined, in an enlightening and delightful way, the Biblical injunction with the American quest: There was a [...]
Word Magazine December 1966 Page 21-22 A MESSAGE FROM PATMOS to our Orthodox brothers in the West By Archimandrite Paul Nikitaris, The Cave of the Apocalypse, Patmos, Greece There exists a widespread idea that the Apocalypse or Revelation of St. John the Theologian is a book entirely sealed, apparently containing nothing but paradoxical statements and [...]
Word Magazine October 1972 Page 7/16 BEEN SAVED LATELY? Sermon by Father James C. Meena In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. “And in hell he lifted up his eyes being in torment and seeing Abraham afar off and Lazarus in his bosom, and he cried [...]
Word Magazine April 1968 Page 8/10 A PLEA FOR ORTHODOX RENEWAL By The Rev. Fr. Michael Azkoul St. Mark’s Church, Youngstown, Ohio When an Orthodox thinks about “renewal”, probably many questions comes to his mind. What is an Orthodox “renewal?” Should we play “follow the leader” with Rome and Protestantism? Is “renewal” advisable at this [...]
Word Magazine June 1999 Page 4-5 BEWARE OF WOLVES IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING By Seminarian Steven C. Salaris In the passage of Luke 17:11-19, we read about Jesus and the healing of the ten lepers. After responding to their pleas, Jesus sends them to the priests and along the way they are all healed, but only [...]
Word Magazine February 1961 Page 6/18 A TASTE OF GOOD LIVING By Very Rev. Father Michael Baroudy Vicksburg, Mississippi Living in this day and time is enjoyable because on this earth we are surrounded with comfort and pleasure-producing gadgets. Throughout all the stages of history, man has striven to invent all kinds of machines and [...]
Word Magazine April 1978 Page 11 BLESSED IS HE THAT COMES IN THE NAME OF THE LORD By Fr. Antony Bassoline “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that stonest the prophets and slayest those who are sent to thee, how I would have gathered thee to myself as a mother hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but [...]
The Word June 19 A VIEW FROM THE NAVE On Recruiting Future Priests by George Benjamin Gapen The current shortage of priests has resulted in the recruiting of candidates. Since the parish priest has a unique role in such efforts, this seems an appropriate time and place to remind you of a few things. First, [...]
Word Magazine May 1958 Page 5 BRINGING THE GOSPEL TO LIFE Rev. Norman S. Ream How we can bring the Gospel to life is a problem men have struggled with for many centuries. They have not always agreed on the answer, so it is not very surprising that in our own day there is still [...]