Blessed the New Year 2015
On January 1st we commemorate the Circumcision of Our Lord and God and Savior Jesus Christ; and, Saint Basil the Great, Archbishop of Caesarea.
What Does it Mean to “Go” to Church?
If we’re honest with ourselves, I think most of us would answer yes to these questions: Church is a place we go, a building we visit. Or maybe we think of it as an organization, a kind of religious non-profit.
Trisagion Service for the Victims of the Lethal Tsunami
December 26 marks the 10th anniversary of a powerful and deadly earthquake in the eastern Indian Ocean. It caused an ocean wave, or tsunami, so big it destroyed entire coastal communities.
The Celebration of Christmas in Hong Kong 2014
Metropolitan Nektarios presided over the Christmas Liturgy in the presence of many faithful at Saint Luke Orthodox Cathedral on Wednesday evening, December 24th.
The Second Day of Christmas
The second day of Christmas in the Orthodox Church is dedicated to the Theotokos.
Patriarchal Proclamation of Christmas 2014
God has appeared on earth and, at the same time, we have seen the perfect mantogether with the inconceivable value of the human person.
Christmas 2014
Thus, we are commemorating our Lord’s incarnation in order to experience on the one hand His great love for us and on the other to feel great gratitude for all the wonderful things He has granted us.
Fr.George Florovsky on Saint Ignatius of Antioch
The commonly accepted seven letters of St. Ignatius in their shorter form are exceedingly important documents in the history of Christian theology.
The Nativity Icon
The birth of Jesus was that moment in history when God sent His only begotten Son to become like us, taking on human flesh for our healing. This miracle of miracles took place though the ascent of Mary whom we call the Theotokos, Birth-giver of God.
Metropolitan Methodios of Boston shares experience of papal trip
Metropolitan Methodios spoke with The Pilot Dec. 5 about his experience of this important ecumenical moment.
