November 25th, 2017
Articles tagged: church-life
November 21st, 2017
“WHEN THEY KILL ME, DON’T CRY FOR ME, BUT PRAY FOR ME”
Remembrances of Fr. Daniel Sysoev by Archimandrite Melchisedek (Artiukhin)
Today is already eight years form the beginning of the eternal life of our dear brother and sincere pastor Fr. Daniel Sysoev!
A priest once wrote these words in his last book: “The best end, which only a Christian can imagine, is a martyric death.” These words were written by the murdered priest Daniel Sysoev. His...
November 10th, 2017
[VIDEO] Liturgical Chaos and Insanity Imported into the Ukraine EX OCCIDENTE
The Chasm Continues to Widen Between Orthodoxy and Catholicism
Fascinating video of the major contrast between the Orthodox Church and "Eastern Rite" and Latin Rite Catholicism in the Ukraine
Video by Union of Orthodox Journalists
October 30th, 2017
A Brief Word on Halloween (as to whether you ought to participate or not)
Bishop Irenei of Sacramento
From a letter of Archimandrite Irenei to a mother and father (2012):
My dear N— and A—,October 29th, 2017
Why Americans Need An All-English Liturgy
by Robert Arakaki (Reprinted from Journey to Orthodoxy)
A note from the editor of OE:
The following article was brought to my attention today, although it is actually several years old. Although with some minor reservations (for example, I don't recommend the NIV translation of Holy Scripture), I recommend it to the readers of Orthodox Ethos. One of the lines that caught my attention and "propelled" me to re-post the article is the...
October 16th, 2017
Homily: "Every Christian is a Forerunner and Prophet of Christ"
By Fr. Peter Heers, Holy Trinity Seminary, Jordanville NY, June 24/July 7, 2017
Everyone that preaches true faith and good works, what does he do but prepare the way of the Lord so that he may come into the hearts of his hearers, and may make straight the path for God, forming right dispositions within them by the words of his exhortation?
-...
October 10th, 2017
‘Monstrous’: Orthodox leaders slam LGBT law that lets teens ‘change gender’
Compiled by Fr. Mark Hodges for Lifesite News
ATHENS, Greece, October 10, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) – Greece has passed a controversial sex-change law that Orthodox leaders say will destroy mankind.
The “Change of Sex” bill passed overwhelmingly, by 171 votes, in Parliament with strong support from Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. It grants legal recognition to sex changes without any requirement other than...
October 9th, 2017
Lecture: Deaconesses Past, Present and Future by Protodeacon Patrick Mitchell
Holy Trinity Seminary, Seminary Hall
Holy Trinity Seminary, Jordanville, NY, in Seminary Hall
When: Monday, October 23, 5:00 pm
Some Orthodox Christians today are trying to re-institute the ancient Church order of “deaconesses,” despite the uneven history of that female office in the Church, as well as that of the male diaconate. Protodeacon Patrick Mitchell surveys the Church’s early experience of both...
October 4th, 2017
God Forbid that We Boast in Anything but the Cross of Christ
Homily on the Sunday before the Elevation of the Holy Cross by Protopresbyter Peter Heers
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
The Sunday before the Elevation of the Cross, brothers and sisters, and the Church presents before us the Holy Cross in preparation - and then with the Sunday after the feast, in thanksgiving - for the great feast.
We, with Paul, throughout all the generations, boast of the Cross, and only in...
September 26th, 2017
Homily: "God Forbid that We Should Boast in Anything But the Cross of Christ" by Archpriest Peter Alban Heers
Given at Holy Trinity Seminary, in Jordanville, NY on the Sunday before the Elevation of the Holy Cross
May 30th, 2017
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May 4th, 2017
Upcoming Lecture: The Church: the Body of Christ, the Continuation of the Incarnation
Orthodox Ecclesiology and the New Ecclesiology within Ecumenism
A talk by Protopresbyter Peter Heers, followed by Q&A
Date: June 16, 2017
Time: 6:00 PM
Place: St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, McKinney, TX
Everything Free of Charge
...May 2nd, 2017
Upcoming Lecture: Christian Missionary Work in an Age of Ecumenical Relativism
June 11th, 2017 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
May 2nd, 2017
Upcoming Lectures in Houston, Texas
Sponsored by St. Joseph Orthodox Church
May 1st, 2017
THE FAITHFUL PEOPLE OF GOD NOT ONLY HAVE THE RIGHT - THEY ARE OBLIGED TO CORRECT ERRING CLERICS
- Excerpt from a homily by the Ever-memorable and Blessed Fr. Athanasius Mytilinaios
INTRODUCTION
Many believers write to me or ask me when I visit parishes or speak somewhere, what am I able to do, as a lay person, when my priest or bishop diverts from the Faith of the Church or teaches or guides believers in a manner contrary to the received Tradition and teaching of the Holy Fathers. The following excerpt from the homilies of the great Elder and Teacher of the Church,...