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Figures of the Nativity—Herod

12/16/2019

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, December 11, 2018 Most movies have a villain. In fact, the storyline in many movies, as well as in life in general, is the conflict between good and evil. In Christian terms, church fathers and saints have written about spiritual warfare—the conflict between Godliness and things that are against God. In the Nativity story, we have our villain, and it’s King Herod. When the wise men came to Jerusalem asking King

The Second Day of Great Lent. “When You Fast…”

03/12/2019

What appears to happen in the Passion of Christ and what actually happens are not at all the same. What appears to happen is not that extraordinary. The Romans crucified a Jewish man in order to keep public order. During their long rule over Judea, the Romans had killed many Jews, making the death of Jesus one among these many. But, only in appearance. The reality was very different. The Paschal homily attributed to St.

The Problem with Going to Heaven

10/19/2018

By Fr. Stephen Freeman, March 3, 2015 “That man might become God…” On its surface this statement simply sounds blasphemous. Interpreted in a wrong manner, it would be worse than blasphemous. When read correctly, however, it is the very essence of salvation itself. “To go to heaven…” from my childhood this phrase has been used as the goal of a Christian life. But, interpreted in its most common manner, it is only a Christianized version of paganism.

The Beheading of the Holy Glorious Prophet, Forerunner, and Baptist John

08/29/2018

The Beheading of the Prophet, Forerunner of the Lord, John the Baptist: The Evangelists Matthew (Mt.14:1-12) and Mark (Mark 6:14-29) provide accounts about the martyric end of John the Baptist in the year 32 after the Birth of Christ. Following the Baptism of the Lord, Saint John the Baptist was locked up in prison by Herod Antipas, the Tetrarch (ruler of one fourth of the Holy Land) and governor of Galilee. (After the death of

The Third Day of Christmas. Saint Stephen: The Death of a Revolutionary

12/27/2017

By Father Lawrence Farley Saint Stephen is usually hailed as the first Christian martyr, but he is more than that. His death was also a boundary, and the blood which flowed from his body as the stones hit him became a river, one which separated the faith of the Christians from the religion of Judaism. For unlike the martyrs who followed him, Stephen was not killed by the pagan Romans, executed under a law which

The Thirty-Fourth Day of Christmas Advent. Christmas Throughout the Ages

12/18/2017

By Father Stephen Freeman I’ll have to ask for forgiveness at the outset on this post – mostly because of its speculative nature – something I generally prefer not to engage in – at least not for others to read. The Incarnation of Christ is significant in the course of our salvation – but we all too easily look at the story from a mere moral or soteriological point of view and fail to stop

The Twenty-Eighth Day of Christmas Advent. Feast Day of Saint Spyridon

12/12/2017

By Fr. George Poulos In the holiest shrine on the island of Kerkyra (Corfu), just off the western coast of Greece, rest the Holy Relics of St Spyridon, which after sixteen centuries, are still in such a remarkable state of preservation that every year he is carried in solemn triumph through the streets on the occasion of his feast day. St Spyridon’s place in the holy company of saints would be assured and his prominence

The Purpose and Method of Christian Life (Part III). The Goal and Telos of Christian Life (Part III)

07/06/2017

First, though, we need to define the Christian telos, which is to say, the kingdom of God, a little more clearly. 14 As with purity of heart, Abba Moses says a great deal about it over the course of his conference. The first thing with which he connects the kingdom of God is eternal life. So then, the telos of our [monastic] commitment is, to quote the apostle, eternal life-for he says “having, indeed, your

Leave-Taking of the Ascension. The Holy Spirit Comes Down as Fire on All People

06/02/2017

When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly a sound came from heaven like the rush of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared to them tongues as of fire, distributed and resting on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. Acts 2:1-4

Monday of the Third Week of Pascha. The Resurrection Didn’t Bring Joy to Everyone

05/01/2017

While they were going, behold, some of the guard went into the city and told the chief priests all that had taken place. And when they had assembled with the elders and taken counsel, they gave a sum of money to the soldiers and said, “Tell the people, ‘His disciples came by night and stole Him away while we were asleep.’ And if this comes to the governor’s ears, we will satisfy him and keep

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Figures of the Nativity—Herod

The Second Day of Great Lent. “When You Fast…”

The Problem with Going to Heaven

The Beheading of the Holy Glorious Prophet, Forerunner, and Baptist John

The Third Day of Christmas. Saint Stephen: The Death of a Revolutionary

The Thirty-Fourth Day of Christmas Advent. Christmas Throughout the Ages

The Twenty-Eighth Day of Christmas Advent. Feast Day of Saint Spyridon

The Purpose and Method of Christian Life (Part III). The Goal and Telos of Christian Life (Part III)

Leave-Taking of the Ascension. The Holy Spirit Comes Down as Fire on All People

Monday of the Third Week of Pascha. The Resurrection Didn’t Bring Joy to Everyone

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