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 […]
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 […]
TAGS: confession, fatherly love, forgiveness, humility, joy, Orthodox Christianity, Parable, Prodigal Son, repentance, return, salvation, sin, Spiritual struggle, suffering
Our parishioner Rose (Gibba) Klemans, 100, of Clifton, passed away peacefully on January 31, 2026. Born in Passaic, she was a lifelong resident of the Athenia Section of Clifton. After attending School 13 and graduating Clifton High School Class of 1943, she went on to graduate St. Mary’s School of Nursing. Rose was a Registered […]
(A Brief Historical Outline) 1) The first Gospel proclamation on Ukrainian lands The preaching of St. Andrew the First-Called on the lands of today’s Ukraine is remembered as the first proclamation of the Holy Gospel-the first Word of Christ addressed to the ancestors of modern Ukrainians. Christianity also spread through the Greek colonies in southern […]
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. I would like to draw your attention in today’s Gospel reading, which is so simple and so familiar to all of us, to two or three features that may go unnoticed because we are so accustomed to this […]
TAGS: accepting one another, Christian life, Christian sermon, God’s love, God’s mercy, gospel reflection, humility and gratitude, miracle of divine grace, Orthodox faith, sermon of the ten lepers, sin and cleansing, spiritual contemplation, spiritual renewal, thanksgiving to God
