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Marriage and Holiness

03/13/2024

Published by Pemptousia Partnership on June 8, 2021 Is marriage a path to sanctity and holiness? Upon seeing an article with a title containing the word “holiness,” one would think that the article discusses monastery life, or a life devoted to the Lord Jesus Christ and the service of His Church. However, in the Orthodox Church, marital life is also a holy life, as marriage is a sacrament (mysterion); it carries the sanctifying and purifying grace of the

The Fourth Tuesday of Great Lent: The Meaning of Pain in Our Lives

03/29/2022

Published by Pemptousia Partnership, October 18, 2014 By Abbot George Kapsanis of Gregoriou Apart from the suffering that it causes, physical, mental or spiritual pain– which entered man’s life by divine sufferance – also has positive effects for man’s earthly life and development. It is easy to philosophize or theologize about pain but it is difficult to have a proper attitude towards pain when one experiences great pain oneself. I believe it is very presumptuous to

On Silence and Stillness (III)

09/27/2018

On Silence and Stillness (III) Each of us will have to discover our own most effective means to acquire a measure of quiet and a disposition toward prayer. For many people, it is enough to select a certain space—an icon corner in the bedroom or study, for example—and to set as far as possible a fixed time each day. Alone, away from phones and other distractions, we can light a candle before an icon, then

Fourth Friday after Pascha, Christ is Risen!

05/16/2014

“Ambassadors of the Faith: PROCLAIM HIS RESURRECTION” By Father Luke Melackrinos I want you to think about bottled water for a moment. Just a few short years ago we were all content to drink water from a sink. If back then we asked the question, “Would anyone pay for water?” I doubt anyone would have expected that in the year 2004 alone, U.S. Consumers spent an estimated 8 billion dollars on bottled water. Let me

Great Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday (Part II)

04/11/2014

The Parousia In the days and hours before His passion, Jesus spoke to His disciples about the Parousia, i.e., His second glorious coming. He invites us as well at the beginning of Great Week to approach the mystery and ponder its meaning and significance for our own life and the life of the world. In the Church we recognize that eternal life has penetrated our finitude. However, we also know that the full realization and

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Marriage and Holiness

The Fourth Tuesday of Great Lent: The Meaning of Pain in Our Lives

On Silence and Stillness (III)

Fourth Friday after Pascha, Christ is Risen!

Great Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday (Part II)

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