by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon "Saint" is a substantive drawn from a Latin adjective, sanctus. The baptized Teutonic equivalent is heilig, and the baptized equivalent in English is "holy." These words are all attempts to translate the Hebrew qadosh and the Greek hagios. In the Bible the designation … [Read more...]
The Hunt For The Good Sermon
by John Wilson Is preaching in America in a particularly bad state? Yes, it is - but the good news is that Orthodox Christian preaching is getting better. Several commentators have recently raised the question, yet it has a long history. "It has become an impertinent Vein among People of all … [Read more...]
Why Didn’t the Holy Spirit Come Right After the Ascension?
by St. John Chrysostom But why did the Holy Spirit come to them, not while Christ was present, nor even immediately after his departure, but, whereas Christ ascended on the fortieth day, the Spirit descended “when the day of Pentecost,” that is, the fiftieth, “was fully come?”(Acts 2:1) And how … [Read more...]
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