As Orthodox Christians celebrate Pascha (Easter) in early May this year, here is an excellent article for the upcoming Sunday of the Veneration of the Cross (the third Sunday in Lent). Enjoy! by St. Gregory Palamas The Cross of Christ was mysteriously proclaimed in advance and foreshadowed from generations of old and no one was ever […]
Out Of The Cross
by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon When we speak of excruciating pain, we do well to look at the etymology of that adjective: ex cruce, “out of the cross.” It is nearly impossible to exaggerate what the Savior suffered on the cross. Whether the cause of Jesus’ death was asphyxiation, or hypercarbia, or hypovolemic shock, or […]