Category Archives: Faith
Why is my life miserable? Why do I live a mediocre life?
It is fitting that I ask this fundamental question, for I will discover the true meaning of life in its answer. The simple answer is I don’t have wisdom. In 2 Chronicles 1:7 God appeared to Solomon, and said to … Continue reading
The kingdom of satan at the threshold of fiery gehenna
Holy Scripture predicts that before the end of the world there will be an extraordinary increase of the activity of fallen spirits. In these times many people, having lost faith, will begin to be attracted to the occult and to … Continue reading
What an Awesome God!!!
In the Gospel of Mark Chapter 5, there is a story of a healing of a demon-possessed man. We see an interaction between Jesus and the demons which are many. Before the demons were cast out by the words of … Continue reading
When science stops- Scripture begins
Once there was a story of a professor of astronomy who was enthusiastically discoursing in a planetarium on the nebulae and like marvels. Noticing an unpretentious priest who had joined his group of students, the professor asked him: ‘What do … Continue reading
What is the Church?
The Orthodox Church is the true Church of God on earth and maintains the fullness of Christ’s truth in continuity with the Church of the apostles. This awesome claim does not necessarily mean that Orthodox Christians have achieved perfection; for … Continue reading
Saint Mary-Mother of us all
The memory of the Church is maternal because the Church itself is our mother. Each of us, have been reborn in the womb of the baptismal font. The deepest point of the church is identity. The one woman who defines … Continue reading
The Faith of the Mind and the Faith of the Heart
Human beings can have two kinds of faith. The first kind of faith, which has its seat in the mind, is the reasonable faith of acceptance. In this case, a person rationally accepts something and believes in what he has … Continue reading
The Spiritual heart
The heart is the inner person. It is the center of our personality where we encounter God and where we can make our free choice concerning Him. We can’t find our heart by our own efforts. We find our heart … Continue reading
Does Faith make sense?
Remember the word of the prophet, if a watchman sees the iniquity of a man and does not declare it, he shall be guilty for a lost soul. Therefore do not be silent but speak the truth in love. For … Continue reading
Passions are meant to be transformed
The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis is about an imagenery bus ride from hell to heaven. It is about how people in hell would experience heaven. It seems that upon arrival, the riders hate heaven because the grass is too … Continue reading
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