The Voice Of Orthodoxy
A Quarterly Conservative Journal To Defend The Apostolic Faith, Morals And Canons Of The Ancient Orthodox Church.
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SPRING 2016
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Patriarchal Encyclical For Holy Pascha 2016
Prot. No. 450 † B A R T H O L O M E W By God’s Mercy Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch To the Plenitude of the Church Grace, Peace and Mercy from Christ, who has Risen in Glory *** Beloved brothers and sisters in the Lord, We wholeheartedly address you…
CHRISTMAS: PEACE OR SWORD?
By Kuriakos Thottupuram, Ph.D., D.D., Chief Editor The Orthodox Churches generally start their Nativity Fast about forty days before the celebration of the Nativity of the Lord, which is on December 25 or on January 7. However, we do realize that the Syrian churches have only 25 days of fast before the Feast of the…
Christmas 2014 Editorial
INCARNATION: A THEODICEAN PERSPECTIVE By Chor-Episcopos Dr. Kuriakos of Chicago, Chief Editor Our thesis is that the incarnation of Christ our Lord, the second Person of the Holy Trinity is an ultimate act of love which continues until He reaches the sufferings of crucifixion and gives up His life for the redemption of humanity. The…
A NEW BRIGHT STAR IN THE EASTERN HORIZON: PATRIARCH IGNATIUS EPHRAIM II
By Chor-Episcopos Dr. Kyriakos of Chicago, Chief Editor It was in 2004. In the month of March I was invited to deliver a speech at the World Peace Conference in Turkey organized by the Inter-cultural Dialog Platform for the Advancement of World Peace with the support of the Ministry of Culture and…
Patriarchal Encyclical for Holy Pascha 2014
† BARTHOLOMEW By the mercy of God Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch to the plenitude of the Church Grace, Peace and Mercy from Christ risen in glory Christ is Risen! Come, brethren and children in the Lord, receive the light from the unwaning Light of the Phanar, the Holy Center of the Orthodox, and let us…
RESURRECTION: THE MARK OF A SCARIFICE WELL-ACCEPTED
By Chor-Episcopos Dr. Kyriakos of Chicago, Chief Editor This Holy Week was a period of moving events for the nourishment of the life of every Christian. It commenced with the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem accompanied by a jubilant Jewish crowd that acclaimed Him as the Son of David in order to rule over…
A MODERN APOSTLE OF TRUE ORTHODOXY- KATHERINE VALONE
1932-2012 -By Chor-Episcopos Dr. Kyriakos of Chicago, Chief Editor- (Editor’s Note: We are editorializing the life of Katherine Valone a great Orthodox Christian, who lived primarily for Orthodoxy. She spent all her energy and resources for the Holy Church. Katherine Valone was one of the few who encouraged this writer to get into Orthodox journalism….
Paschal Editorial PASSOVER IS CROSSOVER
By Chor-Episcopos Dr. Kyriakos of Chicago, Chief Editor In Orthodox Christian Theology the most meaningful word after Christ or Jesus is Pascha, which is a Greek rendering of the Aramaic word Pesacha, from which during the very apostolic times Pascha became part of the spoken Greek of the first century. Etymologically, Pesacha comes from the…
CHRIST IS BORN; GLORIFY HIM!
By Chief Editor Chor-Episcopos Dr. Kyriakos of Chicago Anselm the English bishop and monk almost nine hundred years tried to philosophically unravel the mystery of incarnation in the context of many questions raised by several profane philosophers and critics of Christianity. The result was the book “Cur Deus Homo”. It was a sophisticated book which…
Having a Thankful and Grateful Attitude
Guest Editorial for a Spiritually Meaningful 2010 Thanksgiving Day: By Reverend Tom Tsagalakis As we begin preparation for the Thanksgiving and Christmas season, I was reflecting on St. Paul’s words found in Thessalonians. He says, “Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” This is such…