by Protopresbyter Michael Pomazansky I love being Orthodox, and this short article describes not what theologians read, but what Orthodox Christians sing and hear in the hymnography of regular worship. This is why context and understandable communication/language is so important. We listen to … [Read more...]
The Basics of Divine Liturgy
Translated by John Sanidopoulos Before I left the Holy Monastery I found an opportunity in a discussion to ask him [Elder Sophrony] about the Divine Liturgy, and he presented me with the basic teaching about it. - "The Priesthood is not given to man as a reward for virtues, but as a gift for … [Read more...]
Is There Such A Thing As Too Much Learning?
by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon When, many decades ago---well less than half my present age---I read Goethe's Faust, I was impressed that trouble starts when Faust grows bored with the great accumulation of things he has learned. Habe nun, ach! Philosophie / Juristerlei und Mediizin / Und leider … [Read more...]
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