by Fr. Patrick Henry ReardonIn Quitting Church, her impressive study of religious sociology, Julia Duin quotes a friend who dropped out of the Orthodox Church:“The Orthodox, Emile said, are answering the question no one is asking: what is the true Church?”This comment is interesting in several … [Read more...]
Loosing the Grave Clothes of Lazarus
by Paul SmithThis was sent to me by my friend Paul Smith. He has preached before (before his days in Orthodoxy), and still has grand insight into homiletics and the Church. Thanks Paul for allowing me to republish it!Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead. He didn't take off the binding grave clothes he … [Read more...]
Day One of the Week – Pentecost
by Fr. Patrick Henry ReardonThe fourth century introduced a significant change of perspective with respect to Pentecost, when the Council of Nicaea determined that the date of Pascha should always fall on the first Sunday of spring. Up to that point, a certain measure of local custom had prevailed, … [Read more...]
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