Unlocking the Mysteries of the Resurrection of Christ
Each Christian feast raises hundreds of questions and gives hundreds of answers. The questions are from men, the answers come from God through the feasts. This is especially true with the feast of Christ's Resurrection. Here He opens for us with His keys hundreds of locked doors. For God has more … ...More
Early Christianity & Civic Duty/Politics
The early Christian attitude towards government and politics was very much like that of the Old Testament prophets, who sought to remind the people of Israel that God is their true King Who will take care of all their essential needs. The refusal to accept this came with a price, as we read in 1 … ...More
The Abolition of Death
Saint John of Damascus teaches that “since the enemy snares man by the hope of Godhead, he himself is snared in turn by the screen of flesh.” God accomplishes this, moved with great compassion for man, that in His goodness and justice, He would not, by His might, simply snatch man from death, … ...More
Study says fasting may help protect brain
Fasting a day or two a week may protect the brain against degenerative diseases like Parkinson's or Alzheimer's, according to a study by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) in Baltimore, USA. Meeting of the AAAS: "Reducing calorie consumption could help the brain, but simply reducing food … ...More
Orthodox Christian Worship
Ever since its founding on the Day of the Pentecost, Christianity (as the Church of Christ), was expressed not only as a teaching but also as worship, which held a centremost place in its life. Worship proved to be not only the means by which the Church expressed Her most profound self, but also … ...More
Theologia
I certainly believe that the distant God of classical theism, existing in isolated transcendence, is a concept in need of correction by a recovered recognition of the immanent presence of the Creator to creation....All that is necessary is to reaffirm that creatures live in the divine presence and … ...More
