Sunday March 1 (O.S., February 17), 2020: Cheese-fare Sunday; Sunday of Forgiveness; Commemoration of Adam’s expulsion from Paradise; Great Martyr Theodore of Tyro (306); Ven. Theodore the silent of the Far Kyivan Caves (XIII); St. Mariamne, sister of the Apostle Philip (I); St. Nicholas Planas, priest in Athens (1932). Epistle: Romans 13:11-14; 14:1-4 Gospel: Matthew … Continue reading Forgiveness Sunday
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Don’t Murder Love
...today we approach each other with a generous, forgiving and repentant heart for the small offenses we have given and received.
Forgiveness is Our Witness
Like the world around us, the life of the Church has always been marred by conflict. But where those in the world respond to strife with hatred and even violence, Christians forgive one another.
Rights & Forgiveness
Like the wicked servant, there are those who think human rights “ free” them from the Gospel.
What is Freedom For?
When, as Orthodox Christians, we emphasize the importance of human freedom (and all the rights and privileges that we have come to expect as Americans) our concern is in defending is the ability of the soul to imitate either the Harlot or Judas. Human freedom is not for us an end in itself. It is rather for something.