When the Samaritan woman came to the well with faith, she beheld You, O Water of Wisdom. You allowed her to drink in abundance and glorified her eternally, for she inherited the heavenly kingdom On this fourth weekend after Pascha, … Continue reading
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Knowing God is to enter into a whole way of life. It is the perfection or the completion of all other levels of human life, physical, emotional and intellectual. It is being caught up in the liberating, tender love of … Continue reading
The letter to the Ephesians, which I am now considering, is unlike the seven genuine letters of Paul. In this letter there are no real references to the circumstances of a particular, special community. Instead, it seems to be a … Continue reading
Paul writes in his letter to the Romans the following: The Spirit itself bears witness with our spirit, that we are the child of God: And if children, then heirs, heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ: if so … Continue reading
It seems that many people who are Greek Catholics, including clergy, feel that they have to embrace what is seen as Catholic without realizing that the Roman Catholic Church embraces a very Western theology that fits their services. We must … Continue reading
One of the things we know about the development of our Divine Liturgy is that it rarely eliminated things that became a part of it over the years. The prayers that follow the Great Litany, namely the First Antiphon, the … Continue reading
Advanced Notice On GRAVE BLESSINGS This year there will be a slight change in our Grave Blessing Schedule SUNDAY OF ALL SAINTS SUNDAY MAY 31st St. Hedwigs: 12:30 PM Holy Sepulchre: 2:30 PM … Continue reading
CONGRATULATIONS are extended to RAFIC VAWTER who graduated with his Masters’ Degree from the University of Michigan-Dearborn … Continue reading
With Your divine protection, O Lord, as You once raised the paralytic, now lift up my soul paralyzed with all kinds of sin and evil deeds of wickedness, so that, as saved, I may cry out to You: “Glory be … Continue reading
Someone once asked me why we sing so much in our Church. This is to distinguish our conversation with God from our other conversations with other humans. Truly, the ability to sing is a very special gift from God. Think … Continue reading