| “…an icon of the voice of God” 1 day ago by michaelcook On Saturday the 7th of November 2010 the bells of Holy Cross Orthodox Church will be installed. At sundown on that same evening, at the holy service of Vespers, as the suns sets, they will ring out announcing that Sunday has arrived. The little Pascha (Easter) that awaits all Christians on the morro ... Anaphora - michaelcook.wordpress.com |
| Patriarch Bartholomew: We owe our hospitals to Byzantium 1 day ago by Ellopos Blog How many people know that the modern hospital originated in the Eastern Roman Empire, also known as the Byzantine Empire? It is widely acknowledged that the first hospitals were created in Cappadocia, sometime around 370 A.D. by St. Basil, Bishop of Caesarea. There had been a tradition since Antiqui ... Ellopos Blog - ellopos.com/blog ·  4 references |
| Patriarch Bartholomew: Martyrdom is Revolutionary 1 day ago by Ellopos Blog In the early years, citizens of Rome saw Christ’s followers persecuted, tortured, brutalized, and murdered in huge numbers, throughout the Empire. In most cases, they did not resist the evil that was done to them – but rather, they went willingly to their painful deaths. Why? Of course they had fait ... Ellopos Blog - ellopos.com/blog · 4 references |
| Do Our Pets Go To Heaven? 2 days ago by Fr. James Coles I was asked recently if our pets go to heaven. Here is my theological opinion. I am filing this under, "You can't make everybody happy." Scholé - frjamescoles.wordpress.com · Rank: 142,083 · 5 references |
| I Don’t Know About That 2 days ago by fatherstephen A hermit advised, “If someone speaks to you about a controversy, do not argue with him. If what he says makes sense, say, ‘Yes,’ If his comments are misguided, say, ‘I don’t know anything about that.’ If you refuse to dispute with his ideas, your mind will be at peace.” +++ There is an element of th ... Glory to God for All Things - fatherstephen.wordpress.com · Rank: 2,728 · 332 references |
| Ignatius says, “Cyber-what?” 2 days ago by michaelcook As I mentioned in my previous post, it’s often very important to step back from issues. Hot issues. Issues that can cause Christians to become “un-Christian”. To step back from me saying what I want to say. From you saying what you want to say. And from all of us thinking that “our side” is right [. ... Anaphora - michaelcook.wordpress.com |
| How “real” is Virtual Church? 4 days ago by michaelcook Way out there in the land of “blogosphere” there is a “friendly debate” being waged these days regarding “simulated”, or the “virtual Church” experience, substituting, or replacing, as a viable internet based alternative, to what is known as “traditional church“. Apparently, regular ‘walk in the bui ... Anaphora - michaelcook.wordpress.com |
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