Word Magazine June 1986 Page 17-18 DOES LIFE END AT MIDLIFE? Homily By Father James C. Meena In previous generations, say in the generation of my grandfather, life expectancy in this country was approximately 42 to 45 years for men, therefore very few men faced the “midlife” crisis that is being faced by more and [...]
Again Magazine Volume 19 Number 1 March, 1996 Page 4-6 EDUCATION IN THE 90s: LOOKING FOR OPTIONS By Deacon R. Thomas Zell The bad news? A Gallup survey of a group of American students recently revealed some startling statistics. Among other things, the survey disclosed that 25% of those students tested could not pinpoint the [...]
Word Magazine January 1987 Page 4 ENTER THE NEW YEAR WITH MEANINGFUL RESOLUTIONS By Michael Mona I can visualize millions, not only in North America, but all over the world, deep down are uneasy, uncertain and are afraid of the continued domestic and foreign problems; some of them are explosive and dangerous. I cannot help [...]
This article first appeared in the Adbook for the 1996 Midwest Region Parish Life Conference hosted by St. Elias Orthodox Church in Sylvania, OH Eucharistic Unity: Communion of the Faithful by Vincent Rossi Speaking of the principle of unity in relation to the Eucharist, Alexander Schmemann had these sobering words to say: "The loftier the [...]
Word Magazine April 1993 Page 26 “EVIL IS EVERYWHERE” by John David Powell During Orthodox church services on the Sunday, Monday and Tuesday before Easter, there is a passage that gives me the willies. It implores God to “heap more evils” on his servants. It’s not said once; it’s said lots of times. I’m not [...]
Again Magazine Volume 20 Number 2 Summer 1997 Page 16 - 19 FACING EAST An Interview with Popular Author Frederica Mathewes-Green AGAIN: For the benefit of our readers who might not know your story, would you tell us a little about yourself? How did a nice, free-spirited gal from the States find herself falling to [...]
Facing the Challenges of the Third Millenium In the fall of 1999 in Huntington, West Virginia, a workshop was conducted to survey nearly 80 teens from the Midwest Region regarding their opinions about the Church in the new millenium. This workshop was offered at the suggestion of His Grace, Bishop Demetri, in order that those [...]
This article first appeared in the Adbook for the 1996 Midwest Region Parish Life Conference hosted by St. Elias Orthodox Church in Sylvania, OH Family as Unity - our “Little Church” by Fr. Peter E. Gillquist THE ORTHODOX PRAYER OF MARRIAGE There is a section in the marriage liturgy of the Orthodox Church which contains [...]
Word Magazine October 2000 Page 12 FEARING TRUE FREEDOM By Very Rev. Stephen Rogers During the month of October this year, we hear the Gospel account of the Gadarene demoniac (Luke 8:26-39). The story is familiar to us for it is read twice each year (cf. also Matthew 8:28-34). Upon arriving in the country of [...]
Again Magazine Number 1 March 1993 Page 22-24 FINDING A HOME IN THE EASTERN RITE By Father David Mustian To be honest, I am not the kind of person one would expect to be “at home” in Eastern Rite Orthodoxy. I was an Episcopal priest for ten years. Like many Anglicans, I joined the Episcopal [...]