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Are you Blind?
About the “Man Born Blind”, John 9:1-38: Christ is Risen! In the Gospels through the life and teaching of Jesus, the true God is revealed, and the picture we get is often radical and scandalous. When the disciples … Continue reading
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Come all who seek Living Water
Christ is risen! In the Name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit! We have gotten used to greeting one another with the main greeting in our lives: “Christ is Risen!” But what is the meaning of the Resurrection for … Continue reading
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Christ is Risen!
John 5:1-15 Christ is Risen !! This period of the fifty days between Pascha and Pentecost is a particularly light and joyful time. We still have in our memory, the triumph and joy of the Resurrection, our Feast Day of … Continue reading
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True Repentance
We have spoken about repentance as a hallmark of genuine spiritual struggle and growth. Today we are given an example of repentance to follow. St Mary of Egypt was a woman who was enslaved by sin and only by a … Continue reading
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The Last Judgment
Meat Fare Sunday During the preceding two Sundays of this pre-Lenten period, we focused on God’s patience and limitless compassion, of His readiness to accept and forgive every sinner who returns to Him. Today, we are powerfully reminded of a … Continue reading
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Sermon on the Sunday of the Prodigal Son by St. John of Kronstadt
I will arise and go to my father (Luke 15:18) Brethren! All our attention must be centered on the parable of the Prodigal Son. We all see ourselves in it as in a mirror. In a few words the Lord, … Continue reading
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The End of the Sacraments – The End of All Things
January 13, 2023 · Fr. Stephen Freeman Here is an excellent writing on the Holy Mysteries, we as Orthodox, partake of and why they are the completion of our purpose, the purpose we are created for! “There are those who … Continue reading
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Orthodoxy — the Fullness of the Faith
“People come to the Orthodox Church because it is a solid stable bastion of traditional Christian values, where marriage and family are highly valued, multiple children are encouraged and the lifestyle is focused on the services and disciplines of the … Continue reading
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The Praying Mind Seeks Union with the Heart
St Ignatius Brianchaninov Glory to God! From The Field, cultivating salvation The doors of my senses have closed. My tongue is silent; my eyes are closed; my ears hear nothing that is outside me. The mind that is clothed in … Continue reading
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Our God Given Tools
“See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is“ Eph 5:9-19 God has given to … Continue reading
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