Abbot Tryphon and Archpriest Basil Rhodes at Ft. Ross Open Wide the Doors to the Kingdom The subject recently came up among clergy of our diocese as to whether it was proper to allow a man to attend services while wearing an earring. The point, as it seems to me,
Situation Ethics versus Biblical Morality Situation ethics has become the norm for our times, having replaced the biblical ethics of past generations. In situation ethics as long as no one is hurt one can do as one pleases. Taking drugs, watching pornography and aborting the unborn child, all can come
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Dormition of the Mother of God According to the teachings of the Orthodox Church, Mary, having spent her life after Pentecost supporting and serving the nascent Church, was living in the house of the Apostle John, in Jerusalem, when the Archangel Gabriel revealed to her that her repose would occur
Oregon Coast Prayer, if it is not to be in vain, must be to us a consuming fire. Keeping God’s commandments is necessary, since our passions must be consumed by this fire. “For the word of God is living, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to
at 200 Years It was a joyful event as hundreds gathered on the Northern California Coast for the 200th anniversary celebration of the founding of the old Russian Fortress Ross. On Saturday, August 25, Metropolitan Hilarion, together with His Eminence Metropolitan Ilarion of Volokolamsk, President of the Department of External
Key Ingredients to a Lasting Faith Faith is a gift from God that can only grow if we cooperate with the grace that gives birth to our faith in the first place. If we idly sit by and expect God to do all the work we will find that our
podcast Friday August 24, 2012 12th Week after Pentecost. Tone two. Dormition (Theotokos) Fast. By Monastic Charter: Strict Fast (Bread, Vegetables, Fruits) Afterfeast of the Transfiguration. Holy Martyr and Archdeacon Euplus of Catania (304). Martyrs Theodore of the Kiev Caves (1098). Venerable Theodore (in monasticism Theodosius) of the Kiev Caves,
An Ignored Heart is a Lost Heart It is important that we direct all our thoughts, all our actions, and all our desires towards a burning love for God. Our heart must become inflamed with the love of God, and all our intellectual and emotional striving must be directed towards
Step by Step, Progress is MadeWe can feel discouraged when we struggle to change our bad behaviors, or overcome sins that seem to follow us like bad debt. We feel overwhelmed and wonder if we will ever have victory. During times like these it is good to remember the words