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Nativity of Christ

05 January 2010

God gives us the freedom, and we ask very often, «Why?!» - why have we not been made in such a way that, compelled by a blessed necessity, we would be unable to go wrong, that we should be made in ...

The Greatest Event Ever Happened

04 January 2010

Fr. Ambrose Bitziadis-Bowers

Finally, she got them into the crowded elevator with all of her packages. Then the doors closed and she could not take it any more. She lost it! She said for everyone in that elevator to hear, ...

Christmas Hymns in the Orthodox Church

03 January 2010

Alexander A. Bogolepov

In her Christmas hymns, as in her other hymnody, the Orthodox Church does not limit her vision to earthly happenings alone. In these hymns she contemplates the events of Christ's life on earth ...

The Gift of People

01 January 2010

Every once in a while we meet someone who leaves an indelible and transforming mark on us. They can be longtime friends, casual acquaintances, or people who cross our path one time only. They can ...

New Year Resolutions: Bah Humbug!

31 December 2009

Probably one of the most useless wastes of mental and spiritual energy engaged in by some individuals is the making of New Year Resolutions. One reason for the futility of New Year Resolutions is ...

Living Today

31 December 2009

Priest Tom Tsagalakis

As we ring in the New Year, it is time to both look back at the past to reflect on where we’ve been and to look towards the future with faith, courage, and hope. But more importantly, it is about ...

Christmas is All about Doing the Unusual

29 December 2009

Fr. Pete Sotiras

Our friends and peers (others our age) can have a huge influence on our decisions. So often, many of our choices are based on what our friends or peers will think about us because we want to be ...

Reflections on Female Spirituality

28 December 2009

Priest Sergei Sveshnikov

The following are very unscientific reflections and observations of one man on just a few ways that expressions of female spirituality may be seen through a male prism, or, as they like to say ...

St. Hilarion Troitsky

27 December 2009

Natalia Shumova

The Sunday of the Holy Forefathers A Foretaste of Christmas

26 December 2009

Archpriest Thaddaeus Hardenbrook

On the second Sunday before Nativity, the Gospel reading leaves off its progression based on Pentecost and aligns itself with the approaching Nativity. This is a sign for us; a message of urgency ...

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