by St. Nikolai Velimirovich“And when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them”– Acts of the Apostles 6:6By laying their hands on the chosen faithful, the apostles consecrated bishops, priests and deacons.It is apparent from this that the Christian Faith is not only a teaching, but also a power … [Read more...]
What Did Jews Identify the Gospel With?
by Fr. Patrick Henry ReardonThe very notion of the "Gospel," the Evangelion, lies so deep in Christian memory that it takes on a tautological quality, as it were: The Gospel is the Gospel. The "idea" of it is so integral to what we mean by "Christian" that the two concepts can hardly be dissected. … [Read more...]
What the Lives of the Saints Actually Show Us
by St. Justin Popovich“In the Lives of the Saints are shown numerous but always certain ways of salvation, enlightenment, sanctification, transfiguration, ‘christification,’ deification; all the ways are shown by which man conquers sin, every sin; conquers passion, every passion; conquers death; conq … [Read more...]
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