The Word – in Hebrew and Greek
“In the beginning was the Word.” What a towering statement, a highpoint of biblical theology, a pinnacle of human understanding and spirituality. Thousands of years of human search for truth […]
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Saint Luke, Physician of the Incarnation
In writing his Gospel, Saint Luke placed special emphasis on the human compassion of Jesus for the poor and suffering. Probably because Luke himself was a physician and experienced daily […]
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Truth began early one morning
April 23rd is the feast of the Great Martyr Saint George. The Vespers of the feast includes this profound Doxastikon of the Apostikha: O brethren, let us spiritually extol that […]
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Reading Scripture in Lent with the Church Fathers: Thursday of the Second Week of Lent
Today’s Scripture Readings in the Orthodox ChurchIsaiah 6:1-12; Genesis 5:1-24; Proverbs 6:3-20 Isaiah 6:1. It is obvious from the very words of Isaiah that he saw God because of God’s […]
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What He has done for you
Storms are a fact of life. Real physical storms, or spiritual storms. When Jesus crossed over to the land of the Gerasenes, he calmed a powerful storm in the Sea […]
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God restores His image and likeness
The only way for God to do this is to overturn what man has done to the image and likeness, how we treat each other. That is why Jesus says […]
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We Have All Been Wounded
The following was written in response to the mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine, in the evening of October 25th. The shooter is still at large on the morning of October […]
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Major Philoptochos Report
Report on the October 1st Meeting – by Janet Kamataris Thank you to all 17 members for attending and participating in our membership meeting. It was very productive, and we […]
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Maui Disaster Relief Collection
Over two Sundays in September our parish raised $1,000 for disaster relief efforts in Maui, Hawaii, after devastating wildfires this summer. Thank you to all who donated to this collection! […]
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Spectacular First Day of our Festival
After a three-year pause due to the Covid pandemic, our Festival came back on Thursday, June 22nd. Huge crowds for lunch and dinner, and so many people expressing gratitude that […]