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The Orthodox Church Must Preach in Social Networks

October 17, 2011 Filed under: 1 Comment

Because I have some experience with this, I was very happy to see that some pastors are realizing what this means. by Olga Kiryanova Christ called upon fishers, future apostles, to leave their nets, follow him and become "fishers of man". Archpriest Viktor Gorbach, head of the Missionary … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Preaching Tagged With: convert, Orthodox, pravmir, preaching, social networks

The Seminary Bubble: Part One

October 17, 2011 Filed under: Leave a Comment

by Jerry Bowyer The author, though obviously not Orthodox, is on to something important. Seminary is not simply theological grad school.  It is primarily a place of formation. Imagine an institution that requires its leaders to attend not only college, but graduate school. Imagine that the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Seminary Tagged With: seminary

Prayer In Quest Of A Spiritual Healer

October 15, 2011 Filed under: Leave a Comment

St. Symeon the New Theologian

by St. Symeon the New Theologian "O Lord, who desires not the death of a sinner but that he should turn and live, Thou who didst come down to earth in order to restore life to those lying dead through sin and in order to make them worthy of seeing Thee the true light as far as that is possible … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Preparation Tagged With: healer. St. Symeon the New Theologian, prayer, spiritual

On How Clergy Ought To Speak

October 13, 2011 Filed under: 2 Comments

by St. Ambrose of Milan The voice should not be languid, nor feeble, nor womanish in its tone — such a tone of voice as many are in the habit of using, under the idea of seeming important. It should preserve a certain quality, and rhythm, and a manly vigour. For all to do what is best suited to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bishop, Deacon, General, Priest Tagged With: clergy, speaking, St. Ambrose of Milan

First Fijian Native Ordained To The Priesthood

October 7, 2011 Filed under: 2 Comments

This is an update from a previous report here. Though the original story mentions ordination to the diaconate, this video clearly shows that Dcn. Bartholomew was ordained also to the Holy Priesthood. On Saturday, 12 September 2009, Metropolitan Amphilochios of New Zealand ordained the first … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Priest, Vocation Tagged With: Fiji, Metropolitan Amphilochios, Orthodox, priest

Marriage & the Priesthood

October 2, 2011 Filed under: 1 Comment

A Preliminary Study Of Problems Facing The Married Priest In Contemporary Society And A Consideration Of Some Possible Aids In Solving Them Introduction The title of this study paper may perhaps suggest the need for some new justification of the Orthodox Church's traditional practice of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Clergy Wives, Featured, Priest Tagged With: marriage, priest, Priesthood

Diplomat and Orthodox Priest

September 29, 2011 Filed under: Leave a Comment

This article from March, 2010, about Fr. Nick's journey to the Priesthood. Nick Greanias achieved a personal ambition when he became a Greek Orthodox priest. The Decatur diplomat had longed to combine professional employment with ministry. Since late in 2007, he has been the American consul in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Preparation, Priest, Tentmaking, Vocation Tagged With: Decatur, Fr. Nick Greanias, Greek, Orthodox, Priesthood

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