The charismatic church
In the Greek world, the word kharisma (χάριμα) denotes a “free gift.” Its origin is kharis (χάρις), meaning “grace.” It is known that the ancient emperors [...]
Orthodox Church communal worship
يروى أن فلادمير أمير كييف لمّا رغب، وهو وثنيّ، بالتعرف الى الدين القويم، أرسل مبعوثين من قِبلِه الى بلدان العالم
The Orthodox Church is the people of God
The phrase “people of God” has a special meaning in the teaching and behavior of the Orthodox Church. This is because it is considered to be all who believed in the Lord Jesus and received
The Orthodox Church is the Church of Incarnation and Deification
The incarnation of the Son of God is not an idea or a theory. It is, as Father Serge (Bulgakov) says: “An event that occurred once in history, but it contains
The Orthodox Church is the Church of Incarnation and Deification Continue reading »
The Orthodox Church is the Church of Tradition
الكلام على “التقليد الشريف” صعب ودقيق، وذلك لأنه تراث الكنيسة وذاكرتها المقدسة التي “حُفظت فيها الحقيقة: رسالة خلاص الإنسان”. وهذه
The Orthodox Church is the Church of Tradition Continue reading »
The Orthodox Church is an ascetic church
The Orthodox Church alerts those to her, her guardian, and the world in which she lives that “the form of this world is passing away,” and calls on everyone (not just
The Church of Christ is the Church of the Spirit
الكنيسة، بحسب دستور الإيمان، واحدةٌ، جامعةٌ، مقدّسةٌ، رسوليّةٌ. غير أنّ العهد الجديد يطلق على الكنيسة العديد من الصفات والنعوت والتشابيه
The Church of Christ is the Church of the Spirit Continue reading »
Mary in the Bible
The Gospels were written to proclaim the good news of the Lord Jesus Christ. The Gospel is “the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God” (Mark 1:1). The Gospels were mentioned
The conception of Mary and the immaculate conception
On the ninth of December, the Orthodox Church celebrates the anniversary of Saint Anne’s miraculous conception of Saint Mary, Mother of God. And the canonical narrative
The conception of Mary and the immaculate conception Continue reading »
The Mother of God and the intercession of the saints
Saint Cyril of Alexandria said: “If our Lord Jesus Christ is God, how could the holy Virgin who gave birth to him not be the Mother of God?”
The Mother of God and the intercession of the saints Continue reading »
Perpetual virginity
The Orthodox Church teaches that Mary, the Mother of God, is a virgin before birth, during birth, and after birth, and she has confirmed this, in the form
Saint Mary and the Third Ecumenical Council
The Third Ecumenical Council, which was held in the city of Ephesus in 431, declared that Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ, is truly the “Mother of God.”
Saint Mary and the Third Ecumenical Council Continue reading »