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On the Presentation of Christ in the Temple

14 February 2009

Since it is exactly forty days since Christmas, it is time for us to think about the last forty days and ask ourselves some questions: What today can we present to the Temple of Christ, the Church? ...

Sunday of the Prodigal Son

13 February 2009

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After all, the parable of the Prodigal Son is about relationships lost and found, distance and reconciliation, and a father’s love. It is like a fountain overflowing with water that continually gives ...

Realizing Our Fallen State: On the Sunday of the Prodigal Son

13 February 2009

Priest Sergei Sveshnikov

Repentance is not self-pity or fruitless self-criticism. True repentance is the desire and the decision to turn away from sin and to flee to God for help. Christ teaches us not to remain where we ...

The Life of St. Valentine

12 February 2009

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Of all the Saints that the Church remembers throughout the year, this Saint that I want to talk about today is probably recognized more than any other. With the exception of one other Saint, St ...

A Convert to Orthodoxy Reconsiders Evangelicalism

11 February 2009

If it's self-discipline you seek, Orthodoxy is definitely the tradition for you. The Orthodox Church has devised many ways to deny yourself and take up your cross-for example, by abstaining from ...

Talking to Children When Bad Things Happen

10 February 2009

Rev. Deacon Nicholas Jannakos

Because of all the bad things now seen on TV, reported in the news, and talked about at your schools (such as wars, school shootings, ethnic cleansing, killer tornadoes and earthquakes, etc.), you ...

Yoga and the Christian Faith

10 February 2009

Dr. Christine Mangala Frost

When I started work on this essay, I decided to test out Déchanet’s recommendations, and practiced some basic yoga postures during my morning prayers; and I found that with some conscious effort ...

Women and the Priesthood

08 February 2009

Orthodoxy and the World

The fact that women became equal to men in many spheres of human life, including politics, has nothing to do with the church order. In order to introduce female priesthood we need a new Revelation as ...

Holy New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia

08 February 2009

Priest Sergei Sveshnikov

Let us always have the holy example of the new martyrs before our eyes as we live our lives. Let us find the source of their strength and drink of this fountain of immortality. As we go about our ...

On the Significance of the New Martyrs and Confessors

08 February 2009

In Russia in 1917, the scales tipped the other way, towards evil. Then large numbers turned against Christ and His Church. The greatest persecution in history began, with 600 bishops, 40,000 priests, ...

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