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Orthodox Mission: Transforming the Heart of the World

October 18, 2011 Filed under: 3 Comments

by Hieromonk Irinei Remarks Given at the XII All-Diaspora Youth Conference Paris, 5th July 2011 Your Eminence, Your Grace, Reverend Fathers, Beloved Brothers and Sisters: In the Name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit: Amen. It is a joy for me to be giving what amounts to the first … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, General, Preaching Tagged With: mission, Orthodox, ROCOR, youth

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

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

What Are You Doing to Protect Your Marriage?

September 28, 2011 Filed under: Leave a Comment

by Dcn. Michael Hyatt As CEO of the world's largest Bible publisher, Thomas Nelson Publishers, Fr. Michael has shown the world what effective Christian leadership really is. His blog, Intentional Leadership, is the source for this excellent article and is highly recommended. The lead story in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Deacon, Featured, Vocation Tagged With: affair, blog, Dcn. Michael Hyatt, Intentional, Leadership, marriage

Charisms and the Priesthood V: Some Final Thoughts

September 26, 2011 Filed under: Leave a Comment

by Fr. Gregory Jensen This is the final installment of Fr. Gregory's series of reflections on the Priesthood. With much thanks to Chrys, I recently read Donald Sheehan lovely and thoughtful essay, “Dostoevksy and Memory Eternal:An Eastern Orthodox Approach to the Brothers Karamazov.”   Sheehan offe … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Priest Tagged With: Fr. Gregory Jensen, Metropolitan John Zizioulas, Priesthood, The Brothers Karamazov

Charisms and the Priesthood I: The Ministry of the Priest

September 16, 2011 Filed under: Leave a Comment

by Fr. Gregory Jensen This is the first installment of Fr. Gregory's series of five reflections on the Priesthood. Earlier Anita asked about necessary charisms for the priesthood.  This is I think an exceptionally good question and one which, sadly, is often neglected in an unseemly and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Priest Tagged With: Fr. Gregory Jensen, Metropolitan John Zizioulas, Moses, Priesthood, St. Hippolytus of Rome

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