Fr. Jonathan Tobias
Rating: 10|Votes: 1
We need Wisdom. We need to see the Beauty of God, breathe it in, taste it and drink deeply from its springs. We need to understand Life again as shining with Love. We need to look in wonder at invisible Grace becoming visible in creation. We need to desire God, and to delight in His goodness.
Iben Thranholm
It is far from unlikely that “secular” will in the future just mean “satanic”. The modern world is every bit as spiritual as the old one—and the struggle between good and evil is far from over.
Fr. Andrei Chizhenko
Rating: 8,1|Votes: 19
In an Orthodox church there is no thing or action which does not carry meaning of spiritual weight. Even the iconostasis and curtain over the Royal Doors are full-fledged “participants” in the Divine services.
Rating: 6|Votes: 2
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.
Fr. Lawrence Farley
Rating: 8,4|Votes: 7
Whatever discussions occur regarding the possible revival or creation of an order of female deacon, let us all at least be open and truthful. Let us admit that this is not that: the proffered model of deaconess bears little resemblance to the ancient order. Let us therefore debate possibility of the new model on its own modern merits.