Tag: Spirituality

In the first essay in this series I wrote about the differences in Monastic and Lay spirituality in the Orthodox Church.  I began with a basic outline of where ...

In my last essay, I began a study of the differences between the Orthodox Monastic Spirituality and the Orthodox Lay person’s Spirituality.  There is indeed a d...

When I talk with people about the Orthodox Church I often relate the discussion to the Orthodox sense of Spirituality.  One of the things that first attracted m...

Lately, one of the common conversations, I have had with people is to tell them that God loves them.  It seems there are so many people who are lost in anguish ...

The Reading is from St. Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians 6:10-17 Brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of...

Today, September 14th, is the Feast of the Elevation Life-Giving Cross.  This feast, one of the twelve great feasts of the Church, commemorates the discovery of...

by Fr. Lawrence Farley Permit me please to share with you the words of an old Pentecostal chorus: “Let the fire fall, let the fire fall, let the fire from heave...

1) Prayers are said morning and evening, either together as a family or individually. 2) A blessing (grace, we called it) is said by the head of the family befo...