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by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon Very early in the Fourth Gospel, John the Baptist sees Jesus and exclaims, "Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world!" (John 1:29) The Evangelist tells us that John repeated this identification on the following day (1:36). For the rest of the Fourth Gospel, nothing more is said of John's exclamation; he identified Jesus as the sacrificial ... More...
by Fr. John A. Peck (P.S. - it's not money) Dear Fathers, brothers and friends everywhere; Have you ever googled the following terms: Orthodox, priest, preaching I have. I do regularly, with a multitude of similar terms, searching and seeking for good photos of Orthodox clergy delivering sermons. There are very, very few - even fewer good shots with focus, capturing the spirit of the ... More...
This was taken from the Our Life in Christ Program. It is a must read. From Hank Hanegraaff’s CRI Series What Think Ye of Rome (Part 3) CRI – All Apostolic Traditions are in the Bible OLIC: We agree! Most people just haven’t underlined all of them. CRI – It is true that the New Testament speaks of following the “traditions” (=teachings) of the apostles, whether oral ... More...
by Dcn. Andrei Psarev The legacy of Archimandrite Robert Taft S.J. is so significant that no one who is seriously interested in the evolution of the Divine Liturgy can afford to ignore it. In his interview the esteemed scholar, indeed, the “patriarch” of Byzantine liturgical studies, tells us about his life-long relations with representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church from the ... More...
by Humbert of Romans CHAPTER FOUR CONCERNING THE EXERCISE OF PREACHING With regard to the exercise of preaching, we shall discuss: firstly, the culpability of those who neglect to preach; secondly, the base reasons which dissuade some from this office; thirdly, what would constitute a lack of judgment in this office; fourthly, the conditions which are favorable to its proper fulfillment; ... More...
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