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Reflections on the Spiritual Vocation of the Family

23 June 2009

David J. Goa, Noted Canadian Philosopher and Educator

An image of the comfortable family gathered around mother and father at the hearth is not an end in itself. This image is meaningful to the extent it expresses confidence in all those present. To the ...

Orthodox Christians in the Workplace (Part II)

22 June 2009

Priest David Moser

In any work environment, there is informal interaction with coworkers in which almost every topic is discussed. Is it appropriate to "push" your own religion in these discussions, and how ...

Prayer: The Test of Everything

21 June 2009

In the Orthodox Church we are taught that the life of faith is dependent upon progress in prayer. Those who grow in the grace of God thus do so because their prayer is genuine, while those who “lose ...

The Feast of All Saints of Russia

20 June 2009

Sanctity in the holy Church of Christ did not end in some long-ago century, but has always persevered, and is set as a standard for our own lives here and now. Sanctity did not stop with the ...

Summer Reading

19 June 2009

Archpriest Thaddaeus Hardenbrook

Along with daily reading of the Scriptures, we should be reading books that motivate us spiritually in a way that is practical and applicable to our lives. The reading of spiritual works that are ...

What is Blessable As an Icon?

18 June 2009

Hieromonk Vladimir (Lysak)

One of the great difficulties that I believe the Orthodox Church has always had is control over her iconographers. More than ever, especially today, icons are being painted without understanding, and ...

The Spiritual Guide in Orthodox Christianity (Part III)

17 June 2009

Metropolitan Kallistos (Ware)

The task of our spiritual father is not to destroy our freedom, but to assist us to see the truth for ourselves; not to suppress our personality, but to enable us to discover our own true self, to ...

Resentment

16 June 2009

Priest Richard Rene

When people around us fail to submit and act on cue, according to our directions, the limits of our power over them is exposed and we lash out like a thwarted petty tyrant throwing a tantrum. As this ...

How Often Should Orthodox Christians Receive Holy Communion?

15 June 2009

Archbishop Lazar Puhalo

If we search the canons which the Holy Spirit has given us through the Holy Church, and the teachings of our Holy and Godbearing fathers, then we will find that with one accord and as if with a ...

The Spiritual Guide in Orthodox Christianity (Part II)

14 June 2009

Metropolitan Kallistos (Ware)

Loving others involves suffering with and for them; such is the literal sense of the word "compassion." "Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ" (Gal ...

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