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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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…
VIEW FROM THE PEW
By Katherine G. Valone Community of the Holy Mount Athos OPPOSES COMPROMISING THE FAITH The well known periodical, ORTHODOX LIFE, in its NO. 1 2007 issue carries an open letter from all the holy abbots of Mt. Athos decrying the recent meeting of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew and Pope Benedict XVI on November…
Meditation on the Day of The Cross
LEARNING FROM THE TWO CRUCIFIED CRIMINALS OF CALVARY by NAKKOLACKAL V.L EAPEN Gaining invaluable insights into life from others’ experience, rather than our own, is generally reckoned a measure of maturity and humility as well. Humility is as fundamental as IQ (Intelligence Quotient) to effective learning. Often we tend to learn from superiors and peers,…
“AN ATRAITA GOD”
A Dispassionate Review by NAKKOLACKAL V.L EAPEN, AUSTIN, TX 78728 Religion is ‘tasting God’s goodness in one’s day-to-day life through His Son with the help and guidance of the Holy Spirit.’ The emphasis is on experiencing for oneself the purity and power of God’s presence in one’s life. Ratiocination (logical reasoning) has little or NO…
What Do the Canons Say about the Priesthood of the Twice Married?
Kuriakos Tharakan Thottupuram, Ph.D., D.D. (The following is an editorial this writer wrote a few years ago in connection with a very serious canonical infringement that was about to take place in America. It is republished with few changes in view of the reported violation of Sacred Canons by the Episcopal Synod of Malankara regarding…
“I HAVE NOT COME TO BRING PEACE, BUT A SWORD.” (MT. 10:34)
(By Nakkolackal VL Eapen, Austin, TX) PART ONE Coming as it is, from “The Prince of Peace” (Is. 9:6), the above pithy statement is nothing short of a conundrum, a puzzle or a riddle. Sometime back a friend of mine sought to know what it meant. The following is the explanation I provided, proving Alexander…
Phiro d’Kohnutho THE FRUIT OF PRIESTHOOD The Skull Cap of the Syrian Priesthood
By Kuriakos Tharakan Thottupuram, Ph.D., D.D. On many occasions I was asked about the significance of the skull cap worn by the priests of the Syrian Church, both in the Middle East and in India. Recently there were some inquiries about it by our readers. Hence we are trying to educate our readers about the…