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Metropolitan Joseph Celebrates Milestones with Chicago Community

Metropolitan Joseph elevates Fr. MousaView the photos by Toni Milak and Sami Studio. Between January 15– 18, 2015, His Eminence Metropolitan Joseph made his first visit to Chicago as Metropolitan, to St. Mary Orthodox Church of Palos Heights, IL, to join Fr. Mousa Haddad, Fr. Malek Rihani, and their parishioners. Throughout the weekend, His Eminence…

Youth Corner

TO OUR YOUNG READERS: One of the projects that we intend to introduce in the Youth Corner is the Lives of Saints, who are models and examples of Christian living. It is by imitating holy men and women who practiced heroic Christian virtues of love, chastity, purity, virginity, honesty, humility, justice, temperance, wisdom and fortitude,…

THE EASTER SERMON OF ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM

Kuriakos Thottupuram, Ph.D., D.D. If you are devout and love God, enjoy this beautiful and radiant celebration. If you are a grateful servant, enter, rejoicing, into the joy of your Lord. If you followed the fast, receive your payment now. If you worked from the first hour, receive today your just reward. If you came…

IS THE CHURCH OF MALANKARA STRIPPED OFF THE HOLY SPIRIT AND ORTHODOXY?

Kuriakos Tharakan Thottupuram, Ph.D., D.D. We write this editorial with great pain because of a recent decision our Episcopal Synod has reportedly taken regarding widower-priests, giving them the permission to remarry. This is totally unorthodox, and we think this will destroy the sanctity and integrity and historical character of our priesthood. Our priesthood is so…

CHRIST IS BORN! GLORIFY HIM!!

By Chor-Episcopos Dr. Kyriakos of Chicago The other day when I was dismissing my Metaphysics class after the final lecture of the semester my farewell statement was: “Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year!” Immediately the response from the back corner of the classroom was “Dr. T, don’t say so; it is politically incorrect to…

Advent-The Season of Expectation

Rev. Father Alexander Lukashonok, M.Div. (Guest Editorial) There is a period of time before the feast of Christmas that is very important and very special; it is the 40-Day Fast, called by several names, St Philip’s Fast, the Christmas Fast, or Advent. It is a time of spiritual preparation and growth as we prepare to…

WAKE-UP CALL

The greatest religious deception ever perpetrated in history was and still is from the hand of the Pope of Rome who perpetuates the false claims that he is the Vicar of Christ and through his primacy and infallibility he rules the “True Church” founded by Christ. He proclaims to the world that we Orthodox Christians…

From the West to the East

An American Pilgrimage to the Orthodox Church by James M. Kushiner I don’t remember when I first became aware that there are other than Roman Catholic or Protestant Christians. There are so many Catholics and so many Protestants in the United States that the Orthodox virtually are an invisible minority to many. When I finally…

Orthodoxy * Greece * and People

By Katherine G. Valone Orthodoxy in the world is alive and well, but, also in some cases suffering great persecution. This is to be expected. The Lord Jesus Christ said that His Church would suffer much and history records “The Suffering Church” that has prevailed. At this point in history it is significant to understand…

Opposite Sides of the Same Coin – Faith & Fear

by NAKKOLACKAL V.L EAPEN “God is Spirit.” (Jn. 4:24). Being made in His image and likeness, man is a spiritual being, NOT a rational animal, as taught by the ancient Greeks. God the Father sees us always as spiritual beings, and calls us to live victorious abundant lives in His Son, Jesus Christ, and be”more…

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