by Fr. Lawrence Farley For the Orthodox priest, preaching is a fearful responsibility: the Holy Gospel has just been solemnly chanted in Church, and the assembled people of God have greeted the Lord in their midst with the words, “Glory to You, O Lord, glory to You!” Then, as if he has something to add […]
The Morality of Gehenna
January 31, 2016 By
by Fr. Lawrence Farley In a previous article I attempted to examine the Scriptural, patristic, and canonical evidence for a belief in Universalism, the belief that eventually all will be saved (including, according to many universalists, Satan and the demons). I concluded that the evidence all went the other way, and I reaffirmed the traditional […]
Baptismal Sponsorship, Past and Present
September 30, 2015 By
by Fr. Lawrence Farley The parents may say, “Church is very, very important,” but if they do not go to church every week and devoutly receive Holy Communion, and say their private prayers, and pray at meal-times, such exhortations will be recognized by children for the hypocritical clap-trap it is. When infants are brought to […]
Appreciating Vespers
October 3, 2012 By
by Fr. Lawrence Farley I’ve said for many years that I can guarantee a way to keep children from attending church when they are adults – and that is to make sure they only attend church on Sundays – every Sunday is even better. However, if you want to make sure your children grow in […]
A Call for an Orthodox Approach to Scripture
October 28, 2011 By
by Fr. Lawrence Farley This excellent article by Fr Lawrence has complete harmony with the Orthodox Tradition and is quite a distant thing from what is often passing for ‘Biblical Studies’ today – within the Orthodox Church today and without. We’ll be bringing you more along these lines shortly. The much needed ‘return to the […]
