During the first weeks following the life-giving, radiant Resurrection of Christ, we hear the testimonies of this Resurrection, and through this witness, we ourselves partake in the assurance that Christ has indeed risen, that He is truly the Son of God, the Savior of the world. But we do not only receive this testimony; we […]
A paralyzed man was brought to the Lord Jesus Christ by four of his friends; and seeing their faith, Christ told the paralytic that healing was possible and commanded him to rise. There are two things in this account that I would like us to consider. First, the man was ill, he was in […]
Today we celebrate the Feast of the Triumph of Orthodoxy; what triumph is being spoken of now? When we look around, when we look into the depths of the Orthodox faith that is dear to us, how much defeat and dejection we see – how little, it would seem, there is to celebrate. But […]
Why do people – all of us and countless others – come to the Church, join the Church of Christ? Is it not because this is a place where everyone can come with confidence, knowing they are loved, that they will be accepted as brothers and sisters, as children or as parents: with tenderness, […]
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. The parable of the Prodigal Son is so well known to us; it is so simple, it gives us a sense of warmth and hope, yet its meaning for us is not exhausted by that, because it still […]
