The Orthodox Celebration of Great and Holy Saturday

Fr. Alexander Schmemann

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The Orthodox Celebration of Great and Holy Saturday

Fr. Alexander Schmemann

Great and Holy Saturday is the day on which Christ reposed in the tomb. The Church calls this day the Blessed Sabbath. The great Moses mystically foreshadowed this day when he said: God blessed the seventh day. This is the blessed Sabbath. This is the day of rest, on which the only-begotten Son of God rested from all His works. . . .

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Fr. George Massouh

When will there be a Springtime of Religious Thought?
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When will there be a Springtime of Religious Thought?

Fr. George Massouh

The current or the dominant religious discourse raises anxiety and frustration among many elements of society who hope for an effective change for more political rights, which had been forbidden to them for a long time.

Christians of the Holy Land on "60 Minutes" (Article & Video)

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Christians of the Holy Land on "60 Minutes" (Article & Video)

The exodus from the Holy Land of Palestinian Christians could eventually leave holy cities like Jerusalem and Bethlehem without a local Christian population, Bob Simon reports.

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Unnatural selection
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Unnatural selection

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"We are all connected:" Father Vladimir and Matushka Suzanne Aleandro minister to the Turkana people of Kenya

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"We are all connected:" Father Vladimir and Matushka Suzanne Aleandro minister to the Turkana people of Kenya

The Turkana people respond with joy to the message of Christ. “When you’re talking and preaching there, they spontaneously jump up and start dancing and clapping, they can’t keep it to themselves."