by Fr. Deacon James K. Cairns II When is the right time to talk about death? It is not a topic that we often contemplate or even like to generally dwell on. In our society, we live in the now. We have become creatures of instant gratification with the advent of computers and the several modes of … [Read more...]
Death by Baptism
by Fr. Sergei SveshnikovNowadays, children get baptized for any number of reasons: because their family is Russian (Ukrainian/Greek/Serbian, etc.), because it is what they have “always done,” because the grandmother insists, because the parents want the child to be able to take communion or to go to … [Read more...]
Communion on the Day of One’s Death
by Archimandrite Tikhon (Shevkunov)"According to ancient Church tradition, the soul of a person who takes Communion on the day of death immediately ascends to the throne of the Lord." Archimandrite Tikhon (Shevkunov) is the author of the internationally acclaimed, best selling book "Everyday … [Read more...]
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