The Spiritual Father by Bishop Kallistos Ware One who climbs a mountain for the first time needs to follow a known route; and he needs to have with him, as companion and guide, someone who has been up before and is familiar with the way. To serve as such a companion and guide is precisely [...]
Fr. John Meyendorff on the Trinitarian Dimension of the Holy Spirit It has often been noted that East and West differ in their approach to the mystery of the divine Trinity. The West takes for granted God’s unity and approaches his “trinity” as a matter of speculation, while the East starts with a living experience [...]
القديس غريغوريوس النزينزي كان أبي رجلاً نبيلاً بكل المقاييس، رجلاً كبير السن، بسيطاً في الإسلوب، مثالاً يُحتذى به، حقاً بطريركاً ثانياً كإبراهيم. لم يكن فقط يبدو نبيلاً مثل أغلبية الناس في الوقت الحاضر، بل كان بالحقيقة كذلك. بالفعل، ضلَّ في يوم من الأيام، إلا أنه صار صديقاً للمسيح بعد ذلك، ثم فيما بعد قساً، بل [...]
by St. Cyril of JerusalemOur father among the saints Cyril of Jerusalem (315-3as a distinguished theologian and archbishop of Jerusalem in the early Church. His famous 23 catechetical lectures, which he delivered while still a presbyter in 347 or 348, contain instructions on the principal topics of Christian faith and practise, in a popular rather [...]
Word Magazine May 1959 Page 11-12 WHAT IS GOD? By Ronald Fadel Isaac In the present time of turmoil and unrest many of us are confronted with children of bitterness, doubt and radicalism. These same individuals have been referred to in studies by different names through the ages. Despite the passing time and the difficult [...]
Word Magazine October 1964 Page 6-7 WHAT WE SHOULD LEARN FROM THE SCHOOL OF LIFE (A Sermon Addressed To Orthodox Youth) By Very Rev. Father Michael Baroudy, Pastor Emeritus St. George Orthodox Church, Vicksburg, Mississippi Life is the greatest institution of learning. And the most important training we get is not how to make a [...]
Word Magazine September 1961 Page 7-8 WHEN THE PREACHER LOSES GOD By Howard W. King An Invitation to Soul-Searching To mediate God to folk is the lofty privilege of the minister of Christ. It is a challenging and rewarding service, and to perform it the preacher keeps in touch with God and men. Peter Ainslie, [...]
Word Magazine May 1968 Page 7-8 WHERE IS GOD? by the Rev. Fr. George A. Aswad ‘You are seated in a church pew. You are seated in the House of God. This morning you made a decision to visit God.—Why? When you visit a relative or friend, you go for a purpose—usually with love—to see [...]
Word Magazine February 1967 Page 12 WHO IS THE PRACTICAL MAN?? “Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt and where thieves break through and steal: but lay up for yourselves treasures in Heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt. and where thieves do not break through and [...]
Word Magazine June 1992 Page 20-21 WHOSOEVER SHALL CALL UPON THE NAME OF THE LORD SHALL BE SAVED By Archpriest Constantine Nasr “For the Scripture saith, Whosoever believeth in him shall not be ashamed. For there is no difference between Jew and Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call [...]