Putting on Christ The Lord Jesus Christ desires that each of us be joined together in unity within the confines of His Church. This union of all who confess Christ as true God and true man, and who are united as one body in Him, have as their goal the
And our capacity to reject the will of God According to Saint Gregory Palamas, God has given us lordship over all the earth because of our capacity for sovereignty. With this sovereignty comes the responsibility to be good stewards of that which God has given us. Saint Gregory wrote, “There
Young priest dies in car accident Father Matthew Baker, a priest of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese, died suddenly following the Sunday of Orthodoxy Vespers. He lost control of his car driving on snowy roads while traveling with his 6 children. While the children were miraculously unharmed, Father Matthew was thrown
The saints are alive in Christ Jesus Vigil lights are placed before the icons of the saints, according to Saint Symeon the New Theologian, as a way of showing that without the Light, Who is Christ, the saints are nothing. It is only as the light of Christ shines on
Becoming one flesh The institution of marriage, for the Orthodox Christian, is to have Jesus Christ as the foundation, with a commitment to live in full communion with the Church. When a couple are joined together in this mystical (sacramental) union, they become one flesh, and begin their relationship as
Blessed is the kingdom of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit The Divine Liturgy begins with the words, “Blessed is the kingdom of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages”. This kingdom is our true home
Isolation and the Christian Life In an age when families no longer eat dinner together, children watch TV, play computer games, and text message their friends from their bedrooms. When adults can be seen walking in our cities talking on cell phones. At a time in our history when people
Let my prayer arise as incense before Thee From Old Testament times believers have burned incense as an offering when worshiping God. The ancient temple in Jerusalem even had priests whose sole duty was to keep the censer burning twenty-four hours a day. Ancient pagan kings were often escorted with
Christian marriage does not require staying with the abuser There are times when distancing yourself from someone who is angry, is necessary. There is absolutely no good reason for you to move towards another, when they are being abusive. For the wife of an abuser to remain in danger while
Relevant to an ever changing world One of the most powerful reasons for embracing Orthodoxy is to be found in the Orthodox Church’s insistence that she holds to the evangelical and apostolic doctrine of the Ancient Church. In an age when everything is up for change, there is a certain