Monthly Archives: March 2014

The First Meeting: A Small and Spirit-Led Start

Originally posted on Desert Fathers Dispatch:
It should be remembered that Rome was not built in a day.  So, with a forecast for rain all day, there probably weren’t going to be many attendees to the first meeting of the…

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The Limits to Submission

Originally posted on Discerning Thoughts ©:
Limits to Submission (…compiled by Dr. David C. Ford—St. Tikhon’s Seminary) Just as St. Chrysostom recognizes that there are some situations in which a wife can no longer obey her husband, so too he sees…

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Are You Saved?

AM I SAVED? Therapeutic Tradition of the Church Most of us have been asked the question, “are you saved?”, at least once in our life. Having it’s origin in the protestant soteriology (doctrine of salvation), this question has clearly become … Continue reading

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Call No Man Father?

Originally posted on The Orthodox Life:
This article was published in the following newspapers: Norris City Banner – Wednesday, March 19, 2008 Ridgway News – Thursday, March 20, 2008 Gallatin County Democrat – Thursday, March 20, 2008  ~ Call No…

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A Word from the Fathers in an Image of Beauty

Originally posted on lessons from a monastery:
As the Sunday of the Cross marks the halfway point to our celebration of Pascha, I thought this quote from St. Chrysostom was wonderful. It is by His mercy that we will be…

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Confession: the Sacrament of Reconciliation

How often do you seek your Spiritual Father and confess? Confession: the Sacrament of Reconciliation Jim Forest   Mar 20th, 2014 Without confession, love is destroyed. It is impossible to imagine a vital marriage or deep friendship without confession and … Continue reading

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Love that is from Person to Person

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You Don’t Have to Like Your Priest

This is an excellent article, though replace Catholic with Orthodox and the thoughts and comments could be or are the same! We know we should respect and honor our parish priests, but what if we don’t click personally with them? … Continue reading

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A Modern Lent

This is an interesting article, well worth your time! A Modern Lent Few things are as difficult in the modern world as fasting. It is not simply the action of changing our eating habits that we find problematic – it’s … Continue reading

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Christian Stewardship of the Gift of Repentance

Originally posted on mychristmycare:
“What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it? And when…

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