The kind of church today that is closest to the first generation of the Apostles’ Church is the medium-size Orthodox Church — very much like the size of my parish at St. John’s today. A cathedral or large church beyond 200 people was definitely unlike the experience of the early Christians. That first generation, which
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PARALYZED ICONOGRAPHER SERGEI KOZLOV: “MY DISABILITY IS AN INVALUABLE GIFT FROM ABOVE”
An accident … Sergei is totally paralyzed except for his head, neck and shoulders. By our hero’s own admission, nothing remained for him but to learn how to do something with the muscles that still had some potential for movement. This desire proved to be enough to find his calling in life. His sole
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THE OLDER OR THE YOUNGER BROTHER – WHO WAS THE REAL PRODIGAL?
“Of what great blessings in my wretchedness have I deprived myself! From what a kingdom in my misery have I fallen! I have wanted the riches that were given to me, I have transgressed the commandment. Alas, unhappy soul! You are henceforth condemned to the eternal fire. Therefore before the end cry out to
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Sunday of the Prodigal Son – Involuntary Fasting
By now you know that we are firmly in the Pre-Lenten period. We are only two short weeks away from the start of the awesome and wondrous struggle that we call Great and Holy Lent. Here during this time before the great fast, the Church gives us of her milk in order to prepare us
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BREAKING: NEW MONASTERY JUST ANNOUNCED…HUGE PROJECT TO BE BUILT IN LOUISIANA, USA
Brethren, It is with great joy that I announce to you that His Eminence has blessed a new project for our Western Rite Communities that Hieromonk Ezekiel and I have prayed about and worked on for some time that will now become a reality. With the blessing of His Eminence, Metropolitan Hilarion, we shall begin
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Bulgarian Orthodox Church Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Bulgarian Orthodox Church Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize for Saving 48,000 Bulgarian Jews in World War II Sofia, January 19 (BTA) – The Bulgarian Orthodox Church has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for saving 48,000 Bulgarian Jews from the Nazi death camps in World War II, a press release published on the site
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How Zacchaeus Reclaimed Paradise and How You Can Too
Many people say that they want to know God. Sometimes people are more specific and they say that they want to know Jesus Christ. This is really the correct way to think about it. We know the Father only through the Son. The Lord Himself says “He who has seen me, has seen the Father
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MIRACLE ON ATHOS: INCORRUPT BODY OF ASCETIC FOUND
A miracle has occurred on Mt. Athos—the body of a deceased monk has been found to be without any signs of corruption and not emitting any foul smell, a month and a half after his repose. The deceased monk Fr. Stephen labored in the skete of Kavsokalyvia for forty years. Fr. Stephen led an
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IMPULSIVITY AND THE PROBLEM OF SELF-CONTROL
It is hard not to admire someone with self-control. It’s a virtue that emboldens the brave to face any foe and often prevail. The ancient Greek historian Thucydides recounting the exploits of the legendary heroes in the Peloponnesian war once remarked, “self-control is the chief element in self-respect and self-respect is the chief element in
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BECOMING WEAK IN A WORLD THAT LOVES POWER
We live in a society and in a world that is addicted to power. Even governments enjoy access to power and the ability to force their citizens to do whatever it is that they deem appropriate. When someone cannot get their way in a certain matter, they often resort to force and the exercise of
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