August 19, 2019 The Tale of Three Sons There was once a man who had three sons. One day, the first son came to his father and said, “Dad, everyone knows you’re…
August 19, 2019 The Glory of the Divinity Hidden by the Humanity By His Transfiguration, the Lord showed His disciples how He was going to come on the last day in the glory of His Divinity…
August 9, 2019 Psychogenic Depression: The Orthodox View Depression (from the Latin word depressio, which means to press, oppress) is a subnormal, depressed mood, accompanied by lethargy, fatigue, and a dull and pessimistic…
August 6, 2019 The Church’s Belief in Guardian Angels The Church’s belief in the ministry of the Guardian Angels is amply supported by our Lord’s warning, “Take heed that you do not despise…
July 1, 2019 Holy Spirit: the Force that Plants the Whole Church When we enter the Church, we get into the presence of a mystery that far exceeds our ability to fathom or imagine. That mystery…
June 26, 2019 The Oak of Mamre Episode Is the Beginning of the Holy Trinity Revelation The episode at the oak of Mamre, recorded in Genesis 18, is one of the strangest and most mysterious in the scriptures. It has…
June 24, 2019 What Did Saint Cyril of Alexandria Believe and How It Affects Our Faith Today? Saint Cyril of Alexandria, who was a great champion of the Orthodox faith, a prominent theologian and a bishop, is commemorated on June 9….
June 17, 2019 3 Important Ideas on the Holy Trinity and Pentecost Feast 1. The “Spirit of Disorganization” Years ago the cowboy humorist Will Rogers said, “I don’t belong to any organized political party. I’m a Democrat.”…
June 17, 2019 How Are We to Treat the “Little Ones”, the Sinners, and the Supplicants? Ref. Matthew 18: 10-20 It has been a day since the Church appeared on earth. Yesterday, the Holy Spirit descended on the apostles and vested…
June 16, 2019 How Can We Sense the Holy Spirit? The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. John. 7:37-52; 8:12 During the last few weeks we were blessed enough to spend some…
