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Humility And The Inverted Pyramid
Posted by Abbot Tryphon
|Date: March 22, 2021

Humility And The Inverted Pyramid
We all struggle with our passions, and like Saint Paul we can say we do that which we do not want to do a ...
We all struggle with our passions, and like Saint Paul we can say we do that which we do not want to do and do not do what we want to do. The passions hold us down close to the ground in our sin and f ...
March 22, 2021
| by Abbot Tryphon
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What Is The Church For? The Business [Part 1]
Posted by Father Peter Farrington
|Date: March 22, 2021

What Is The Church For? The Business [Part 1]
I worked for such a company. We were busy, but busy with so many different things, and wrong things, that ...
I worked for such a company. We were busy, but busy with so many different things, and wrong things, that for all our busyness we were failing as a business. It was not until we were taken over by a m ...
March 22, 2021
| by Father Peter Farrington
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“But The Greatest Of These Is love.” – Cultivating A Loving Heart
Posted by Deacon Daniel Malyon
|Date: March 19, 2021

“But The Greatest Of These Is love.” – Cultivating A Loving Heart
The greatest virtue of the Christian faith is love, it is seen as the culmination of other virtues such a ...
The greatest virtue of the Christian faith is love, it is seen as the culmination of other virtues such as faith, hope, charity and humility. It is also the prime purpose of the law, as expressed by C ...
March 19, 2021
| by Deacon Daniel Malyon
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Are These The End Times?
Posted by Abbot Tryphon
|Date: March 18, 2021

Are These The End Times?
The cultural and spiritual warfare that is taking place because of the pandemic, coupled with the polariz ...
The cultural and spiritual warfare that is taking place because of the pandemic, coupled with the polarization of the populous, and the mass apostasy from Christianity in the West, many Christians are ...
March 18, 2021
| by Abbot Tryphon
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Together Against Despair And Despondency
Posted by Abbot Tryphon
|Date: March 17, 2021

Together Against Despair And Despondency
In our moments of loneliness, and despondency, we are together. We are together in our celebration of lif ...
In our moments of loneliness, and despondency, we are together. We are together in our celebration of life, and even in our death. When we seem so alone, we are together, for in Christ we are One Body ...
March 17, 2021
| by Abbot Tryphon
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Fasting In The Eyes Of The Church Fathers [Part 2]
Posted by Wasim Shehata
|Date: March 16, 2021

Fasting In The Eyes Of The Church Fathers [Part 2]
In this article, we will continue Part 1, "Fasting In The Eyes Of The Church Fathers" by taking a closer ...
In this article, we will continue Part 1, "Fasting In The Eyes Of The Church Fathers" by taking a closer look at additional three viewpoints on how the Church Fathers viewed fasting and their advice o ...
March 16, 2021
| by Wasim Shehata
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The Lost Sheep Of Orthodoxy [Part 2]
Posted by Father Peter Farrington
|Date: March 15, 2021

The Lost Sheep Of Orthodoxy [Part 2]
If it is truly that transforming and renewing experience of union with God then we must come to share his ...
If it is truly that transforming and renewing experience of union with God then we must come to share his own life and love, and give ourselves in sacrifice and humility for the sake of those on the e ...
March 15, 2021
| by Father Peter Farrington
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Memory
Posted by Abbot Tryphon
|Date: March 12, 2021

Memory
When you open your heart to others, with gratitude, the path is prepared for a relationship with Jesus Ch ...
When you open your heart to others, with gratitude, the path is prepared for a relationship with Jesus Christ, and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit will fill you with the power to live a life that is ...
March 12, 2021
| by Abbot Tryphon
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Fasting In The Eyes Of The Church Fathers [Part 1]
Posted by Wasim Shehata
|Date: March 11, 2021

Fasting In The Eyes Of The Church Fathers [Part 1]
One may ask, why do we need to read the Church Fathers, we all have a Bible, right? Church Fathers decade ...
One may ask, why do we need to read the Church Fathers, we all have a Bible, right? Church Fathers decade long investment into that subject made them experts on that subject. Therefore, it is of great ...
March 11, 2021
| by Wasim Shehata
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Ancestral Sin
Posted by Abbot Tryphon
|Date: March 10, 2021

Ancestral Sin
Orthodoxy continues the teaching of the Early Church that we inherit only the results of Adam’s sin, not ...
Orthodoxy continues the teaching of the Early Church that we inherit only the results of Adam’s sin, not his guilt. This is known as Ancestral Sin because the sin of our first parents resulted in our ...
March 10, 2021
| by Abbot Tryphon
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