The Importance of Regular Spiritual Reading The past few days I have addressed the issue of young Orthodox Christians and their college experience, suggesting that they must be prepared to defend their faith in a challenging, secular setting. The truth is, all of us need to be prepared to defend
Dr. Thomas Krise, President of Pacific Lutheran University Preparing for the Challenging of Your Faith My article titled, The Orthodox College Student was well received in many quarters, but I did hear from two individuals who took exception to what they perceived as a desire on my part to disallow
The Orthodox Christian College Student Our Coptic friends on Sunday afternoon The summer months are coming to a close and many young people will be facing the prospect of heading off to college, some for the very first time. A scripture passage comes to my mind as I think of
It is God Who seeks us out A child who has been adopted by loving parents knows from the outset that he is loved because he knows they chose him. He was not simply received because he was conceived and born into their midst, but was rather sought out to
It was I who was lost but have been found If we allow ourselves to belittle anyone, either because of their appearance or because of their state in life, we dismiss the truth that God can, in His Divine Providence, transform anyone into a saint. The person who seems to
Abbot Tryphon and Archpriest Basil Rhodes at Ft. Ross Do we think ourselves wiser than the Church? In an age of unbelief it can be a struggle to submit to the laws of the Church. When the society around us regards the Church’s laws and traditions unfavorably, we can easily
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