The supreme goal of many people today, even many Christians, is to escape suffering at all costs, regardless of how minute or inconspicuous. Yet not even our Lord evaded suffering, being a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief (Is. 53:3). Indeed, no matter how far mankind advances, or thinks that he has, which religion […]
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As one is preparing to be brought into the Orthodox Church, it is easy and exciting to get caught-up with online chatter. We find a new community and feel compelled to constantly share all of the new and wonderful things we find. It’s heartwarming to see Catechumens posting icons, quotes of the Saints, newly-made prayer
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I was speaking with a friend recently about the strange times our generation has grown up in. He recollected that once an acquaintance asked him a question he’d never heard nor thought about before. He asked my friend if he ever wondered what it would be like to simply disappear – not die and go
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Faith is central to the world around us. We put faith in our governments, and our institutions to do what they say they will do. We put faith in our cars, buses, and bicycles to get us where we need to go. We have faith that everyday gravity will continue to work as it has
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Due to the fall of man, our nous is clouded and therefore the soul is darkened. Since the darkened soul doesn’t look up to God, nor finds Divine Grace dwelling within the heart, it looks to the bodily senses for its knowledge. Focusing upon the natural world alone, the rational mind ponders the worldly feedback
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In your search for love, trust God and be patient. Don’t worry – God knows exactly what we need, truly, and works all things for His glory. Marriage is serious, and not to be taken for granted. It’s a relationship that’s to be cultivated beyond courting, and beyond the Sacrament. It’s not just two becoming
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In the West, we view the Christmas Season as the pinnacle of happiness. We sing about it being the most wonderful time of the year in our carols. We sing of peace, happiness, and a word that often gets overlooked – joy! It may get lumped together synonymously with happiness, but joy is a peculiar
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Introduction On Faith Faith is central to our modern world. We put faith in our governments, and our institutions to do what they say they will do. We put faith in our cars, buses, and bicycles to get us where we need to go. We have faith that everyday gravity will continue to work as
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There’s a certain miracle that the Prophet Elisha performed for a widow in 2 Kings 4:1-7 (4 Kingdoms 4:1-7 LXX) that gives us an example of God’s providential care, and how to act in faith. The widow’s husband, who was a son of the prophets, had died. The creditors were going to take her sons
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The conversation around open Communion is a complicated and somewhat controversial one. By open Communion, I mean allowing all people, no matter church membership, affiliation, or faith, or religion, to partake of the Eucharist during Sunday services. The Orthodox Church, following the traditional teaching of the Apostles, the ancient Church, the Fathers, and the Scriptures,
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