by Fr. Demetrios Carellas Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This excellent pro-life encyclical (Click on the Website below.) from the Assembly of Orthodox Bishops in North America was issued on January 22, 2013. I give thanks to God for these Spirit-filled words, and I pray that ALL Orthodox Christians – Clergy and Laity – […]
Muslim Man Beheads Two New Jersey Christians
By Jeff Pegues, WABC Random murders? Jihad? The police aren’t revealing any motive at this time, but the fact that some believe it may have “had something to do with the victims’ religion” points to the latter … There’s a gruesome double murder mystery in New Jersey. Police say who did it is not a […]
Life Begins…
Engaging The Culture: 8 Simple Ways
You have to begin by overcoming your commitment to do nothing! Here are 8 practical everyday actions you can take to effectively engage the culture around you. These steps guarantee that the needs of those outside the Church are a serious concern – that is the foundation of successful evangelism. 1. Start conversations. Just talk […]
Youth Ministry – The 50 Year Failed Experiment
by Regis Nicoll A definition of insanity – doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. Will we learn from mistakes? “A 50-year failed experiment.” That’s how Scott T. Brown, a once-prominent figure in the youth ministry movement, describes youth ministry. Is Brown being too negative? Possibly — if our purpose is […]
On Luxury Cars For Clergy
From Interfax: Patriarch Kirill calls on clergy not to use luxury cars. The photo of my truck here just shows glare, not the Uncreated Light. 367,000 miles and still going. Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has criticized clergymen who use expensive foreign cars. “Let’s think about using transport vehicles that will not serve […]
Looking East During Prayer & Worship
We all look towards the East when we pray, but few of us know that we are seeking our own old country, Paradise, which God planted in Eden in the East. We pray standing, on the first day of the week, but we do not all know the reason. On the day of the resurrection […]
The Wise Words of St. Martinian
by Fr. John A. Peck I’m reposting this in honor of St. Martinian’s Day tomorrow. I live in the northern most part of Phoenix, AZ. One thing I can tell you – there are two temperatures: Hot and Very Hot. Very Hot is not nice. It is not enjoyable. It is not bearable. I’m a […]
Are You Part of the Problem, or Are You Part of the Solution? An Interview with Fr. Robert Taft
by Dcn. Andrei Psarev The legacy of Archimandrite Robert Taft S.J. is so significant that no one who is seriously interested in the evolution of the Divine Liturgy can afford to ignore it. In his interview the esteemed scholar, indeed, the “patriarch” of Byzantine liturgical studies, tells us about his life-long relations with representatives of the […]
America & the Perversion of Christianity
by Fr. Stephen Freeman Many people in our modern cultures have only a vague or non-existent knowledge of history. This is especially true of Americans. The downside of such ignorance should seem obvious. Most modern Christians have very little acquaintance with Christian history – and strangely – even less with modern Christian history. Though some […]