January 14, 2021 155 0 The Meaning of Circumcision in the Old Testament and the Circumcision of Christ Luke 2: 20-21 Colossians 2: 8-12 The full life of a Christian begins with the baptism. In the church of the Old Testament, circumcision…
January 11, 2021 92 0 Why Did the Son of God Appear in a Humbled State? In the ways of Divine Providence, the Lord God found a means of revealing Himself to people so that the fire of His Divinity…
January 8, 2021 44 0 The History of Everything from before the Beginning till after the End – Part Two Christ is born! Glorify him! Christ did not arrive “out of the clear blue”, without warning. There had been long centuries of preparation –…
January 6, 2021 307 0 Is Epiphany a Holiday of Both the Nativity and Baptism of Christ? When was our Lord’s birthday celebrated for the first time? In ancient times, the Nativity was celebrated on the same day as the Epiphany,…
December 7, 2020 92 0 The Feast of the Entrance and the Protoevangelium of James Much of the hymnography adorning our Feast of the Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple causes the raising of eyebrows—talk about Mary being…
December 3, 2020 203 0 Did the Mother of God Enter the Temple? Confession of a Doubter A friend once told me about an article on one religious website on the feast of the Entrance of the Most Pure Theotokos into…
September 27, 2020 141 0 The Exaltation of the Lord’s Cross: The Mystery of Golgotha What are three centuries? With what can they be compared? That’s the amount of time that’s elapsed from Peter the Great up to our…
September 21, 2020 88 0 On the Twofold Ministry. Nativity of Most Holy Theotokos Luke 1: 39-49, 56 Luke 10: 38–42, 11: 27–28 At first glance, the Gospel read at the liturgy on almost all feasts of the…
August 28, 2020 119 0 Ascent to the Celestial Realm of the Most Pure One “The Angels, as they looked upon the Dormition of the Virgin, were struck with wonder, seeing how the Virgin went up from earth to…
August 27, 2020 232 0 The Falling Asleep of the Theotokos This feast is observed by Orthodox, Roman Catholics, and some traditional Protestants. Most Protestants ignore Mary’s death because they say it’s not in the Bible….