Two days ago, I asked about what remains for us of Lent after we reach Pascha. My answer was that the spirit of Lent is our life which we spend with the power of Pascha. Christianity encompasses two dimensions of commitment, one communal and one individual. One does not cancel the other out, and the ...
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The Best Reminder
Some readers expect the writers in our Church to turn the pens that are in their hands into whips. I think zeal is to be extolled. However, my belief that we cannot be renewed unwillingly makes me view this expectation with great caution. I am not accusing anyone of regarding reform as a purely human ...
Read moreThird Sunday After Pentecost
The committed brethren know that, in our Church, we refer most of the Sundays of the year to Pentecost. We say the first Sunday after Pentecost, or the third, or the twentieth... This sets before us to increase our trust in the gifts of the Holy Spirit, without Whom nothing of the mystery of the ...
Read moreThe Regeneration Secret
Today, in our difficult time on more than one level, I would like to pay tribute to the young brethren in the Orthodox Youth Movement (MJO) who are striving to serve the regeneration of their Church in this Antiochian expanse, in word and deed. I do not mean only the revered brethren who are watching ...
Read moreKnowing the Word
One of the brethren asked: “how does one become a better person, a real disciple of God, without being guided by the elders in the Church to the path to the new life?”. He was asking about the role of the priests in conveying the mind of the Lord, particularly about preaching. It slips most ...
Read moreBefore the Fast
The period of the preparation for Lent, which will be completed next Sunday, with its well-known titles, is a continuum. Before the fast and even as an introduction to it, the Church prompts us to establish ourselves on four virtues, without which we cannot secure righteousness; namely: humility, repentance, the love of the poor, and ...
Read moreDisciples of the Word
I had spoken, repeatedly, about the fact that preaching is a gift which some of those who had a share in the ministry had no share in. Today, I will speak about the brethren who are busy complaining before the pulpit of the Word, about those who do not allow It to summon them to ...
Read moreA Word to Christians
I am singling you out with these quick lines. It is not my concern to set you apart from our other peers whom I love as much as I love you, but rather to remind you of your heritage without which we have no salvation. I do not think there is a heritage in the ...
Read moreThe Christian
Is the value of the lively words diminished by our ignorance of their source? Who said: “meeting a Christian human being is an unparalleled vision”? I tried to find out. I did not succeed. People are their own words. Are these words testimony or encouragement? I think they are both testimony and encouragement. Encouraging awareness ...
Read moreThe Spirit of Our Renewal
Justifying sins is of no help to us in anything, it rather keeps our sins reigning over us. Do you really like to renew yourselves? Always keep in mind that justification cannot be a path to what you love. The path is delineated in Paul's word: “Today, if you will hear His voice, do not ...
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