A Little Spiritual Help THE INNER MAN AND THE OUTER MAN ...[The] material man, who is also called the outer man, has food and drink related to his nature,...
Why Do We Still Follow the Apostles? Apostles Feast 2002 by Rev . Fr. John-Brian Paprock, Madison, Wisconsin USA [originally published in the Indian Orthodox...
A Little Spiritual Help THE INNER STREAM OF LIFE THEOSIS [..] is a word beloved of many of the Greek Fathers which, when put into English as 'Deification' or...
A Little Spiritual Help ENTERING INTO THE FLOW OF THINGS At the same time "pleasing" can only be in a personal relation between persons. So if we can express...
We are at our best in God's company, and since He wants the best for us He desires our company. Our aspiration to please God pleases Him, because it brings us...
A Little Spiritual Help NEGLIGENCE AND MATURITY Saying 22: [Amma Syncletica] also said, Just as it is impossible to be at the same moment both a plant and a...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20081126/hl_hsn/religionmayhelpextendyourlife Religion May Help Extend Your Life By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter by Serena...
Doing the Right Thing Rev. Fr. John-Brian Paprock Meriter Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin August 19, 2001 Scripture: Matthew 21:28-32; Philippians 4:8-20 In name...
Devotional Thoughts for the feast of Transfiguration 6th Aug 09 Reading: From the Gospel according to St. Luke 9: 27 - 36 Dear and Respected Brethren, For the...
OTHER KINDS OF TRANSFIGURATION We have mentioned before, that the human nature obtains a kind of transfiguration in the general resurrection, when it will be...
A Little Spiritual Help OUR UNIQUE FLAWS A water bearer in India had two large pots, each hung on each end of a pole, which he carried across his neck. One of...
Five Stages In Contemplative Prayer The Jesus Prayer: "Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, Be Merciful" We have mainly five stages. This is, roughly, the course of...
... That is a wonderful story. I am in India and I can visualize the scene also. Yes, we worry about our flaws and our inability to bring Glory to His name....
WHAT IS PRAYER? Prayer is doxology, praise, thanksgiving, confession, supplication and intercession to God. "When I prayed I was new," wrote a great theologian...
WHOLENESS - AN ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE Bishop Kallistos Ware Excerpts from an interviewed in Parabola Magazine, February 1985 In the Orthodox spiritual...
SPRING FROM LOVE God is love and the church has to reflect that nature. It is love that the Holy Spirit pours into our hearts; without love, there is neither...
Peace be with you, Susan In our mission, we are using the St James Qurbana taxa almost entirely in English (Lord's prayer is said in Malayalam, Ge'ez and...
A MERCIFUL HEART Sometimes evil must be challenged, and sometimes love requires intervention. Any intervention, however, must not be motivated by vengeance or...
PEOPLE OF THE LIE PART 1 of 2 The evil do not serenely bear the trial of being displeasing to themselves. In fact, they do not bear it all...and it is out of...
PEOPLE OF THE LIE PART 2 of 2 What is the cause of this failure of self-hatred, this failure to be displeasing to oneself, which seems to be the central sin at...
Love and Honor Every Man Since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, they are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption which is...
Prayer for Those Who Are Abused Lord Jesus Christ, our True God, You dwell in the highest and You care for the humble. You search the reins and the heart and...
Mebratu Kiros (Toronto, ON) wrote9 hours ago Peace to ALL: I got the following spiritual piece from a group site. It was originally written by H.G. Mathews Mar...
How Much Does Prayer Weigh? or which is heavier the burdens we give each other or the burdens of Christ? (The text of the story about how much a prayer weighs...
Discerning God's Presence in the World * * * Most Learned President, Father Joseph McShane, Esteemed Members of the Board of Trustees and Beloved Brothers of...
ST. GREGORIOS PARUMALA (INDIA) FESTIVAL DAY - NOVEMBER 2 " Avoid arrogance, quarrel and pride while dealing in Church matters; instead, let your humility shine...
Dear Fr Brian I was away for the last 2 weeks and saw this only today. Thank you very very much for this inspiring message of HIS ALL HOLINESS ECUMENICAL...
Thank you father. Welcome back Susan. John Jacob ... From: susan eapen <susaneapen2001@...> Subject: Re: [spiritualhelp] Discerning God's Presence in...
Let Us Dedicate and Renew Ourselves As adopted children of God the Father through Holy Orthodoxy, let us dedicate and renew ourselves and our lives to Christ...
Excerpted from the transcript of a video interview by Charlie Rose http://www.charlierose.com/ [At the end of 50+ minute interview, the following:] ECUMENICAL...
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