Above and Beyond Labels
Saint Paul is not easy to love, though many Christians love him for his hard-nosed attitudes on many subjects. But whether love him or not, we can’t avoid him. I […]
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An acceptable year
Tens of millions of Christians in this country love the Book of Revelation and what they think it tells them about the end of the world. But one verse you’ll […]
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The dia-logos of faith
I came upon a striking phrase in an article by Dionysis Skliris: Ο Χριστός, επομένως, ως ενυπόστατος διάλογος Θεού και ανθρώπου…: Christ, the ‘enhypostasized’ (let’s just say ‘personified’ for simplicity) […]
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Delayed Gratifications
This sermon is an attempt at bringing together the two great feast days of August (Transfiguration and Dormition) in dialogue with some of the Sunday Gospels (Aug 11, Aug 18, […]
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The First Liturgy
This is a unique miracle narrative (Matthew 14:14-22). It is the only miracle that all four Gospels include. So we should pay extra attention! It is also the most public […]
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“after six days…”
On August 6th the Orthodox Church celebrates the great feast of Transfiguration, that amazing event in the life of our Lord that is represented on our beautiful wall icon. Let’s […]
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Why we are community
A reading today from Paul’s Letter to the Romans (12:6-14) that clearly spells out what a Christian community should look like and act like. Here, in chapter 12 of this […]
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The Macedonian Struggle
The Paideia Society sponsored a talk by Mr. Valantis Papageorgiou today after Liturgy. The Parish House was packed by a large crowd who enjoyed the luncheon and fellowship offered by […]
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Embraced by the Poverty – Sermon, 21 July 2019
Elisabeth Behr-Sigel (1907-2005) was one of the most important Orthodox theologians of the 20th century. Born in Alsace, France, to a Protestant father and a Jewish mother, she was attracted […]
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JULY 20th – Prophet Elijah & Maria Skobtsova
July 20th has always been one of the most popular feast days of the summer months. This is the day on which we commemorate the great prophet Elijah (Elias in […]