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An Orthodox View on Child Abuse

08 October 2008

Even more widespread in our society is the emotional abandonment of our children. Children are not "wanted", they are a "burden," it is not "fashionable" to have ...

My Visit to an Orthodox Church

01 October 2008

My young daughter and I received the Antidoron from the priest but he said nothing to us. We passed dozens of people in the vestibule of the church and no one said anything to us. We finally found my ...

Why So Few?

29 September 2008

So few what? People, I mean; so few people actually becoming Orthodox from a completely unchurched background? Let's be honest here. The growth of Orthodox Christianity in the last 30 years in ...

Nativity of the Theotokos

21 September 2008

The woman who would be chosen to give birth to God Incarnate, to carry God within her womb, to nurse Him, to raise Him from a child, to teach Him and nurture Him, the woman who would be chosen for ...

“Blessed Are the Pure in Heart for They Shall See God”

18 September 2008

Parents are for the child the first door to the Kingdom of God. By the way the parents live a godly life, they provide the first example of God’s love and care. Saint Theophan the Recluse (The Path ...

Journey to the Promised Land

18 September 2008

I have tried to find some type of meaning in my life living in war and unemployed and living as a foreigner in a country that I never really wanted to come too and can list at least fifty reasons why ...

Death with Piety is Death with Dignity

17 September 2008

No one wants to suffer or watch his loved ones suffer a painful illness. But instead of looking at suffering at the end of life as useless and superfluous, Orthodox Christianity teaches that all ...

Finally Oriented

12 September 2008

Dan told me about a dream he had while he was a missionary in Canada. In the dream, he was walking inside this very old church building, with marble floors and high ceilings. Inside there were ...

A (too) Brief Orthodox Approach to Islam

09 September 2008

"God is the Lord and has revealed Himself to us, blessed is He that comes in the Name of the Lord!" This beautiful hymn, sung at the Orthodox matins service (and a conglomeration of ...

Finding God’s Will for Your Life: Principles for Young Adults

03 September 2008

It has been said that at the end of your life the only things that really matter are the people you loved, the people who loved you, and what you did for God. The importance of our other ...

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