Secularism is the removal of God from our everyday lives for the things of this world. Metropolitan Hierotheos of Nafpaktos defines secularism as “the betrayal of the real life of the Church, and the alienation of the members of the Church from the genuine mind of the Church. Secularism is the rejection of the ecclesiastical […]
On The Samaritan Woman
The dialogue between Christ and the Samaritan woman in John 4 is the longest recorded dialogue between Christ and anyone else recorded in the page of the New Testament. This is for good reason. The dialogue is a love story which contains elements of healing, mystery, compassion, and enlightenment. The best part about it is […]
The Importance of Prayer and Fasting
Today we celebrate the fourth Sunday of Lent and commemorate St John Climacus, author of The Ladder of Divine Ascent, one of the most important pieces of Christian literature ever produced. He was a monk and an abbot, who was asked for advice on how to be good monks. It’s a tradition in the Orthodox […]
Orthodox Christmas in America
As we have now moved past the Thanksgiving holiday, Christmas is well on its way. Of course, as Orthodox Christians, we know that we celebrate Christmas a little different than the rest of the country. We are supposed to fast before the feast, and celebrate for 8 days afterwards, when the rest of the country […]
On Weddings
Many little girls dream of having a fairytale wedding – whatever that may look like in their mind. Some dream of getting married in a cathedral, dressed like a princess, others perhaps on a beach surrounded by only a few of their family and friends, and some opt to want no one there, but to […]
Raising a Godly Family
School has begun and along with that, homework, after school activities, fall sports, music lessons, and the list goes on. We want our children to get a good education because good grades mean getting into a good college with scholarships, which means getting a good job, which means making a lot of money, which means […]
