BUT, WHAT ABOUT COMMUNION IN A TIME OF ILLNESS?
By Fr. Ernesto Obregon Source: OrthoCuban Yep, sure enough, the question comes up again. But, Father, should we not change our method of giving the Lord’s Body and Blood since the swine flu is going around? That same quesTHE NATIVITY OF THE MOST-HOLY THEOTOKOS (21Sept)
The Holy Virgin Mary was born of aged parents, Joachim and Anna. Her father was of the lineage of David, and her mother of the lineage of Aaron. Thus, she was of royal birth by her father, and of priestly birth by her mother. In this, she foreshadoweTHESE TRUTHS WE HOLD (Part IV)
World Orthodoxy Today. Constantinople. The Patriarchate of Constantinople again, at least nominally, became independent after World War I and the rise of modern, secular Turkey, although greatly reduced in size. At present the Patriarch’s By the very Rev. John Ealy Source: Holy Cross Orthodox Church One of the first things that surprises a newcomer to a traditional Orthodox Church is the absence of pews or rows of chairs. The nave seems so empty. What do people do?THESE TRUTHS WE HOLD (Part III)
Notable Fathers of the Early Period. St. Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage († 258). St. Cyprian, commemorated on August 31, was Bishop of Carthage during the persecu-tions of the Emperor Decius (250). He died as a martyr in 258, and among his By Arch. Daniel Byantoro Source: Friends of Indonesia The follwoing is excerpted from Fr. DanielTHESE TRUTHS WE HOLD (Part II)
Other Apostles. St. Barnabas. St. Barnabas, a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith (Acts 11:24), was a Jew from Cyprus, closely associated with the work of St. Paul. It was Barnabas who was sent to the Christians at Antioch, fetchingTHE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR: Some Questions for Parents to Think About
Source: St. Lawrence Orthodox Church Summer is over, family vacations taken, new clothes and school supplies purchased, children ready to go back to school; and parents are ready for them to go! These are August traditions and part of our ge The Holy Orthodox Church: Her Life and Teaching Compiled and edited by a monk of the St. Tikhon’s Monastery Preface. Many are prone to saying there is no Orthodox culture in America; religious culture is something that comes from Europe or