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The Final Frontier

The Final Frontier

12 December 2011

Priest Richard Rene

For most of us, though, the opportunities to “boldly go where no man has gone before” are somewhat limited. Most of us live in relative safety and comfort, with little effort required to stay fed, ...

Pharisaical Elections

Pharisaical Elections

08 December 2011

Priest Theodore Liudogovsky

The elections were held under extremely strong pressure from the administration and there appears to have been massive fraud (“carousel” voting [bussing people from one polling booth to another to ...

Leading with Your Weakness

Leading with Your Weakness

30 November 2011

Priest Richard Rene

Have you ever heard of the “church face”? It’s the face you put on only Sundays. It’s the spiritual face, the pious face, the face of someone who rarely falls into sins, who never has a doubt and who ...

Walk with Integrity

Walk with Integrity

24 November 2011

Fr. Paul Kucynda

Integrity is the glue that holds our way of life together. We must constantly strive to keep our integrity intact. When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when ...

Fr. Daniel Sysoev: “To Make the Whole World Love Christ”

Fr. Daniel Sysoev: “To Make the Whole World Love Christ”

21 November 2011

Seraphim Maamdi

He very much loved to preach about Christ; and I can say for myself that the greatest commandment that I received from my preceptor is this: "The purpose of a missionary is to make the whole ...

On Inattention During the Divine Services

On Inattention During the Divine Services

18 November 2011

Priest Aidan Wilcoxson

One of the things that folks often mention when they’re making their confession is inattention during the divine services. So, I thought I would use this month’s column to talk about that important ...

Patron Saint Slavas: Confusing the Serbs?

Patron Saint Slavas: Confusing the Serbs?

16 November 2011

Archpriest Geoffrey Korz

For those who come to the Orthodox Faith as adults, often amid families who are outside the Church or even hostile to it, the idea of a special family feast day marking the date of entry into the ...

Svyatynya

Svyatynya

14 November 2011

Andrei Zolotov Jr.

There was a group of American Protestant pilgrims, wearing identical t-shirts and badges with some Christian slogan on it. They spoke loudly, laughed, took pictures and one merry couple even sat on ...

Orthodoxy: a Religion of Rules or a Religion of Love?

Orthodoxy: a Religion of Rules or a Religion of Love?

11 November 2011

Deacon Ian Thompson

This emphasis on rules sometimes puzzles and worries the non-Orthodox. Nowadays religion tends to be thought of as a private affair, to be practised on one’s own terms, and in some denominations any ...

It’s OK to Fail!

It’s OK to Fail!

10 November 2011

Archpriest Gregory Hallam

We live in a culture in which high achievement is prized above all things. Celebrity culture canonises the saints of "can do" leaving most of the rest of us feeling pretty miserable that we ...

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