Orthodox Understanding of Salvation
In Orthodox understanding, salvation is the divine gift through which mean and women are delivered from sin and death, united to Christ, and brought into His et...
Tag: Spirituality
National Sanctity of Life Proclamation
“All human life is a gift from our Creator that is sacred, unique, and worthy of protection.” Read the whole proclamation here
Orthodox Church celebrates Holy Epiphany
I think we should do this next year. Any takers? [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mmhdh-8bVg8]
Dalai Lama Blames Financial Crisis on Spiritual Fall
Jan. 13 (Bloomberg) — The Dalai Lama, Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader, blamed a lack of spirituality among people today for the global financial crisis. T...
Blessing of the Water includes prayer for everyone in the Valley
YOUNGSTOWN — Water references such as “the clouds refresh humanity,” “washing away man’s sin” and “baptism of salvation” flowed in a Blessing of the Water servi...
Spirituality helps teens cope with chronic illness
Spirituality may help teens cope with chronic illness, which can make life a living hell. Two recent studies, conducted by Michael Yi and Sian Cotton in Univers...
Archbishop Nicolae’s Christmas Message
Below are links to the Christmas Message of His Eminence Archbishop Nicolae of the Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in the Americas. Christmas 2008Craciun 2008
The Theological Virtue of Hope
The theological virtue of hope goes hand in hand with the theological virtue of faith. St. Paul in his letter to the Romans tells his readers that Abraham, “in ...
Entrance of the Theotokos
Archbishop Nicolae’s Meditation on the Feast of the Entrance in the Temple of the Mother of God 2008 On the 21st day of the month of November we celebrate the b...
Gustav Part II
So my post yesterday on Gustav brought in a comment that I did not let through. I thought only informed intelligent people read my blog I guess the puny brains ...