Orthodox Theology Defined
“Therefore, theology transcends all formulation and definition, being identified rather with personal encounter and a loving relationship with God in the ...
“Therefore, theology transcends all formulation and definition, being identified rather with personal encounter and a loving relationship with God in the ...
“O Sovereign Lady, who didst bear God in the flesh, I know that I should not dare to look upon thine icon, thou who are pure in soul and body, because, de...
Last Sunday we celebrated the Feast of the Annunciation. It is always weird when a major feast falls during Great Lent as I feel it does not get the attention i...
h/t The Sword of Peter
In the Orthodox Church, theology is considered a gift. It is not something acquired through mere study or scholarly research. It is not some complic...
In his book, Encountering the Mystery, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew defines the Orthodox Church with these words: It is defined not in rela...
For the past few months I have been taking a class working towards certification in pastoral counseling. I am a big supporter of clergy continuing education and...
You see then what is the method and form of prayer proposed to us by the Judge Himself, who is prayed to by it. It is a form which contains no petition fo...
by St. John Maximovitch Limitless and without consolation would have been our sorrow for close ones who are dying, if the Lord had not given us eternal life. Ou...
In many of the encounters of Jesus with other people in the Gospel not much is revealed of them sometimes their name is not even mentioned. That is not th...