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REMEMBER JESUS CHRIST
my source: the Orthodox Convent of St Elizabeth in MinskFrom “The Spiritual Talks with Archimandrite Luke (Anič)”Dear brothers and sisters! Today we have heard the following words from the 2nd Epistle...
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THE BOOK OF REVELATION (THE APOCALYPSE) THROUGH ORTHODOX SPECTACLES plus 3...
A new way to see the Book of Revelation.June 10, 2013 By Joel J. Miller my source: PatheosThanks again to Jim Forest.From the earliest days of the church Christians have illustrated the scripture....
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THE BOOK OF REVELATION: ORTHODOX AND CATHOLIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR...
A new way to see the Book of Revelation.June 10, 2013 By Joel J. Miller my source: PatheosThanks again to Jim Forest.From the earliest days of the church Christians have illustrated the scripture....
View ArticleABBOT PAUL TALKS TO A NOVICE: WHAT IS THE ATTRACTION OF BELMONT plus two videos
First Perseverance of Br Augustine Primavesi 14th May 2014 Dear Br Augustine, you have just been granted your First Perseverance and thereby given the...
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UKRAINE: GRACE AT WORK IN THE MIDDLE OF CONFLICT, LIES AND MISINFORMATION
These are different articles from different perspectives and sides. The first is about the conflict of information, written for theNew York Times; the second is by Russian Orthodox peacemakers; the...
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ON THE GIFT OF ART....BUT WHAT ART? SACRED AND SECULAR ART IN THE LIGHT OF...
Abel and Melchizedek bringing their offerings to the altar. Basilica of St. Vitale, Ravenna, 538-545 AD. If the gift of art is not returned to the One from which it came, thereby no longer binding us...
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THE MEETING OF POPE FRANCIS WITH PATRIARCH BARTHOLOMEW IN THE HOLY LAND
Icon of SS. Peter and Andrew, given by Patriarch Athanagoras to Pope Paul Ecumenical Patriarchate Announces Official Delegation for Meeting with Pope Francis in Jerusalem May 25, 2014 Print Ecumenical...
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LOOKING BACK ON THE PILGRIMAGE OF POPE FRANCIS AND PATRIARCH BARTHOLOMEW I
UNIVERSAL DESK: Terry Mattingly's religion column for 5/28/14.Pope, patriarch, primacy and the press by Terry MattinglyThe Holy Land pilgrimage by Pope Francis contained plenty of symbolic gestures,...
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THE ASCENSION AND THE ETERNAL LITURGY by Jean Corbon O.P.
The Ascension and the Eternal Liturgy''The river of life, rising from the throne of God and of the Lamb" (Rev 22:1), flowed hidden in the passage of the time of the promises and God's patience. But...
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HANS URS VON BALTHASAR
Culture and Theology: The Ressourcement Movement (Part 1)MARCH 30, 2008by Policraticusmy source:VOX NOVAThe Historical ContextIf one were pressed to isolate a single trend within the contemporary...
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ABBOT PAUL'S CONFERENCE: ON WAR GRAVES AND THE RESURRECTION
4th June 2014 During my recent visit to Northern Greece, I was privileged to spend a few hours at...
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PENTECOST SUNDAY: POPE FRANCIS AND THE CHARISMATIC RENEWAL
Feast of Holy Pentecostmy source: The Greek Orthodox Diocese of AmericaINTRODUCTIONThe Feast of Holy Pentecost is celebrated each year on the fiftieth day after the Great and Holy Feast of Pascha...
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Mother Maria of Paris: Saint of the Open Doorwith thanks to Jim ForestOn January 18, 2004, the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul recognized Mother Maria Skobtsova as a saint along...
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CHEMIN NEUF: CHARISMATIC & ECUMENICAL
Chemin Neuf Community celebrates its 40th anniversary in Nazareth This is a case of the Holy Spirit taking an insignificant charismatic prayer group, one like any other, and blessing it so that it...
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THE COMMUNITY OF THE BEATITUDES
OUR CHARISMWe have taken a look at "Chemin Neuf", a Charismatic community in France which has seeen expansion of Pentecostal proportions and now includes priests, brothers, sisters and lay people,...
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THE ACQUISITION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT by St Seraphim of Sarov
my source: Fr AlexanderIntroductionSaint Seraphim of Sarov was born in 1759, in city of Kursk. His parents were pious Orthodox Christians, examples of true spirituality. At the age of ten, Seraphim was...
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CORPUS CHRISTI
INTRODUCTION:The Word did not become words: he became flesh; and thus he was available to ALL the senses for those whom he met. The revelation of Christ has all the dimensions of the world around us....
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THE FEAST OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST
The Birth of the holy forerunner, St John the BaptistSt John the Baptist and the Blessed Virgin are the only saints whose human births were announced by the Archangel Gabriel and celebrated as feasts...
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THE POPE WHO PROCLAIMS THE TRADITION by Sandro Magister
The theme of God's mercy is not a “discovery” of Jorge Mario Bergoglio. It has always been at the center of the Church's preaching. Cardinal Giacomo Biffi explains why, with a stunning quote from Saint...
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WHERE EAST AND WEST UNITE: IN THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS
I know that many will look on the title of this article and will exclaim, "How preposterous!" It is well known that this is a purely western devotion: it oozes Roman Catholicism! How can a devotion...
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