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What Do the Services During Holy Week Commemorate?

What Do the Services During Holy Week Commemorate?

Apr 9, 2022

The Holy Week services begin with the celebration of Christ’s entrance into Jerusalem, where He will complete His earthly ministry and complete the second purpose of His incarnation on Earth—the redemption of mankind through His death on the Cross and Bright Resurrection. As we recall from Scripture, Jesus triumphantly entered into Jerusalem to the cheers […]

A Great Temptation During Great Lent

A Great Temptation During Great Lent

Apr 9, 2022

For the third year in a row, we are distracted during this most holy time of the year: Great Lent and Holy Pascha. For two years in a row, the Covid-19 pandemic had us worried about being out in public places or even coming to church. Glory be to God that we passed through this […]

Priest’s Corner—Spiritually Preparing for Lent

Priest’s Corner—Spiritually Preparing for Lent

Feb 19, 2022

“Thy grace has shone forth, O Lord, and the illumination of our souls has taken place. Now is the acceptable time; the season of repentance is here. Let us cast aside the works of darkness and put on the armor of light that we might pass through the tempest of the Fast and reach the […]

The Light That Shines in Winter’s Darkness

The Light That Shines in Winter’s Darkness

Feb 19, 2022

Thomas Hopko spoke of an 88-day “winter festal season of the revelation of God in human flesh.” As an Orthodox Christian, he was speaking of the Eastern practice of observing a 40-day fast before Christmas, followed by the Feast of the Nativity, Theophany on day 52, the Presentation of Christ in the Temple on day […]

Faith in God’s Benevolence Will Sustain Us

Faith in God’s Benevolence Will Sustain Us

Dec 24, 2021

As we come to the end of another year and prepare to begin a new one, it is always appropriate for us to look back and consider the many blessings we have received from our Heavenly Father. To be sure, each year has its “ups and downs,” and this year has been no exception. The […]

The Despair of Nihilism and the Grace That Flows from the Fountain of Life

The Despair of Nihilism and the Grace That Flows from the Fountain of Life

Oct 16, 2021

Why have we, as a nation, become an incubator for political divisions and murderous anger turned violent, with rage increasing in alarming ways among our young? How have we, as a people, come to a place where we think we must arm ourselves to the teeth for our own personal survival, and where some think […]

Be Strong and Stand Fast in Our Faith

Be Strong and Stand Fast in Our Faith

Oct 16, 2021

Priest’s Corner “Watch ye, stand fast in the Faith. Be courageous, be strong.” —I Cor. 16:13 Our heavenly patron, St. Paul, wrote his letters to the Corinthians out of concern for the fledgling church he had established there because false teachings had begun to creep into it and were leading many astray. For years, we […]

Feast of Dormition (Uspeniye) of the Most-Holy Theotokos

Feast of Dormition (Uspeniye) of the Most-Holy Theotokos

Sep 3, 2021

After the Ascension of Jesus Christ, the Most-holy Mother of God continued to live on earth for several years. One Christian historian says ten years, and another twenty-two years. The Apostle John the Theologian, according to the instructions of Jesus Christ, took her into his home and cared for her with great love as her own […]

The Three Disciplines—Prayer, Fasting, and Almsgiving

The Three Disciplines—Prayer, Fasting, and Almsgiving

Sep 3, 2021

Our Lord Jesus Christ called for a thorough conversion of our heart and mind and a complete turning away from the old man (our fallen nature). The main act that begins this conversion is metanoia, which means “thorough change of mind.” This happens when we become aware that we have sinned and that we are […]

Today’s World Has Lost Its Moral Compass

Today’s World Has Lost Its Moral Compass

Sep 3, 2021

The Lord said to the Jews that came to Him: “Strive to enter the strait gate; for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in and shall not be able.” And they will say: “Lord, Lord, open unto us” and He shall answer and say unto them, “I know you not from whence […]

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