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Greek Orthodox intermarriage in the USA

02 November 2009

Most did not regret being intermarried, but some – especially those with equally strong commitments to their faith traditions – felt a sense of loss. ‘I sometimes feel an emptiness when I’m at church ...

An Aid to Prayer Some Thoughts on the Use of a Prayer Book

21 September 2009

Many Protestants would argue that using a prayer book results in formal, ritualistic prayer and stifles a truly personal relationship with God. By contrast, some Orthodox are of the opinion that it ...

The Beginning of the School Year: Some Questions for Parents to Think About

02 September 2009

Accompanying our children’s education, there are some other areas with which parents need to concern themselves in relation to students’ spiritual and moral lives. Below are a few questions for ...

The Holy Royal Martyrs in the Light of History and God’s Providence

16 July 2009

A new era began for the Sovereign and his family: their worldly life ended and their saints’ life began, together with their Christian exploits. The Tsar and his entourage were kept under guard at ...

Faith Alone and Faith and Works in the Scriptures An Orthodox Christian Approach

14 July 2009

So, if James 2:24 is the only place in the New Testament where the phrase "faith alone" is actually used and it has the opposite meaning than what is normally given it by, for example, many ...

The spiritual vertical of human self-existence. Hadzi Miodrag Miladinovic’

09 June 2009

Hadzi Miodrag Miladinovic', born in 1957 in Aleksinac, is a Master of photography of FSJ, and a member of ULUPUDS from 1990. He goes in for photography, television and design

My Life in Christ – St. John of Kronstadt

20 May 2009

St. John's diary, My Life In Christ, has been called a manual of weapon training for this warfare which every Christian must fight in order to reach the heavenly homeland. In the following ...

The Holy Sacraments: “Picture and Pattern” of Spiritual Growth

17 May 2009

But here we note that the sacraments are not supernatural in the magical sense, as if just by performing them they might automatically affect anything useful. Instead, the sacraments reveal their ...

Answered Prayers at St. Matrona’s

01 May 2009

On Friday night, Oct. 25, three days after they had been captured, I had the dream. It was as if I could see inside the theatre, and close to the roof I saw St. Matrona with her arms outstretched in ...

The Historical Development of Holy Week Services In the Orthodox/Byzantine Rite

13 April 2009

Historicizing and dramatic elements have shaped our Holy Week observance into the majestic Byzantine rites which we know today. The process began in the first century and continues down to our own ...

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