Four Spiritual Principles
Four principles Orthodox America’s members seek to live by: 1) Daily Getting to know God by Prayer and Bible reading at least, the Epistle and Gospel of the day (see parish wall calendar or can be found at http://www.oca.org/Reading.asp?SID=25) and ideally, the Lives of the Saints (available among other places at http://www.oca.org/FSlives.asp?SID=4); 2) Getting to[…]
Book Review: From Baptist to Byzantium
From Baptist to Byzantium: How a Baptist Missionary Traveled Halfway Around the World to Find the Ancient Orthodox Faith Father James Early Regina Orthodox Press By Lee Kopulos (August 23, 2010) I first met Fr. James Early and Jennifer in Houston at St.Joseph Orthodox Church in 2005 after Liturgy during the churches annual picnic festivities.[…]
Masonry or Christ?
(Including the position of Orthodox Christianity regarding Freemasonry) By The Reverend Father Vladimir S. Borichevsky And The Reverend Father Stephan N. Jula 3rd Edition INTRODUCTION The Masonic Fraternity had its origins in the Middle Ages, about the year 800 A.D. It began with the builders of the Middle Ages and was called “Operative Masonry”. The[…]
Evangelistic tools
ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΙΤΗΣ ΛΕΟΝΤΟΠΟΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΟΝΥΣΙΟΣ
ΓΕΝΙΚΟΣ ΠΑΤΡΙΑΡΧΙΚΟΣ ΕΠΙΤΡΟΠΟΣ ΠΑΤΡΙΑΡΧΕΙΟΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΕΙΑΣ «Η διάδοση της Μουσουλμανικής θρησκείας γίνεται με έναν τρόπο εύκολο. Δεν απαιτεί από τους ανθρώπους αυταπάρνηση, προσφορά και θυσίες. Ούτε αλλαγή τρόπου ζωής και αναγέννησης, όπως ζητά ο Χριστιανισμός από τους πιστούς του. Αρκεί ο προσερχόμενος στον Μουσουλμανισμό, να πιστέψει στον Αλλάχ (θεό) και στην αποστολή του Μωάμεθ, ως τον[…]