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April 17, 2018 By Fr. John A. Peck

The Ancient Western Way of Making the Sign of the Cross

The sign of the cross is a beautiful gesture which reminds the faithful of both the cross of salvation while invoking the Holy Trinity.  The early Church Fathers attested to the use of the sign of the cross. Tertullian (d. 250) described the exceptional frequency of the sign of the cross being … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sermon Resources Tagged With: east, orthodox, Pope Innocent III, Sign of the Cross, west

May 5, 2016 By Fr. John A. Peck

Pascha in the West and in the East

by Metropolitan Hierotheos (Vlachos)The Orthodox Church is the Church of the Resurrection, because it gives prominence to Christ’s victory over death. Pascha is the overcoming of death, the passage of the Word to the human heart and not the reduction of the heart to human reason and senses. When one … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sermon Resources, Theology Tagged With: east, easter, Metropolitan Hierotheos Vlachos, pascha, west

November 29, 2010 By admin

On Traditional Orthodox Clerical Attire In the West

By Kyriacos C. Markides Since every Orthodox Christian preacher is bearing witness to the Orthodox Gospel, I thought that this short article had real value in terms of how we are perceived as Orthodox clergy. I had already made arrangements to interview Kallistos Ware, bishop of the Greek … [Read more...]

Filed Under: About Preaching, Sermon Resources Tagged With: attire, cassock, clerical, Kallistos Ware, orthodox, traditional, west

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