Saturday, March 15, 2014

Experiencing God's Healing: Homily for the Second Sunday of Great Lent in the Orthodox Church

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                Did you know that the origins of the hospital are found in the ministry of St. Basil the Great, whose divine liturgy we...
Saturday, March 8, 2014

What Great Lent is All About: Becoming a Living Icon of God's Love for Humankind (Homily for the Sunday of Orthodoxy or First Sunday in Lent in the Orthodox Church)

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                       During this season of Great Lent, much changes in the services of the Church and much should change in our lives...
Friday, March 7, 2014

Lenten Encyclical of Patriarch John X of Antioch and All the East

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The Great Lent: When Mercy Dries Up, Fasting Suffers Drought By God's mercy John X, Patriarch of Antioch and all the East Bret...
Saturday, February 15, 2014

The Love and Mercy of God the Father: An Orthodox Homily on the Parable of the Prodigal Son

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                    In our faith, we speak often of God the Father.  He is the first Person of the Holy Trinity and we invoke His name ...
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Wednesday, February 12, 2014

A Male Convert and Female Saints: The Strong Women of the Orthodox Church and of My Family

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          I am surely not the only male convert to Orthodoxy who was initially surprised to discover how central the balance of the masc...
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Saturday, February 8, 2014

Honesty and Humility before God in Preparation for Lent: Homily for the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee in the Orthodox Church

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                        Honesty can be a dangerous thing.  On the one hand, we want to tell the truth all the time.  But sometimes how ...
Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Life in Prison: A Lesson of Faith

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Posted by   OCPM   on Jun 21, 2013 i Several months ago, His Eminence Metropolitan Gerasimos of San Francisco received an unexp...