The secret of holy oil
It is one of the sacraments of the Church that allows all people to encounter God as Savior at all stages of their lives, and helps them to achieve […]
Praying for the sick
The clearest reference, in the New Testament, to the prayer offered by priests for the healing of the sick is contained in the Ecclesiastes of James, where we read:
On the frontiers of “euthanasia” theology – twenty-five questions that demand answers
The issue of donating organs is serious and should be placed in the fundamental framework of theological thought and dialogue, so that the Orthodox Church gives its decisive opinion, at the level
Ending the lives of patients out of compassion – euthanasia
“That the end of our Christian lives will be peaceful, without sadness or shame, and a good answer from the pulpit of the feared Christ we ask.” The expression “termination” is known
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The moral and social consequences of accepting euthanasia legislation
Understanding any issue - euthanasia, for example - clearly and at length, with its implications across the spectrum
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Chapter Seven: The Orthodox Church and the Christian Union
(The schism between Rome and the Ecumenical Church is undoubtedly the greatest calamity to which humanity has been exposed. And the greatest blessing humanity can hope for.)
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Chapter Six: Holidays, fasting, and individual prayer
(The real purpose of prayer is to enter into a dialogue with God. This dialogue is not limited to a few hours in which a person prays.
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Chapter Five: Secrets
(He who was our visible Savior now dwells in the sacraments.) Leo the Great, Pope of Rome. The sacraments occupy a central place in Christian worship. He says:
Chapter Four: Orthodox Worship or Heaven on Earth
(The Church is heaven on earth, and in it the God of heaven resides and works.) Germanus, Patriarch of Constantinople (died 733) Doctrine and Worship: It is narrated in (History
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Chapter Three: The Church of God
(Christ loved the church and gave himself for it) (Ephesians 5:25). (The church is one with the Lord. She is his body, his flesh, and his bones. The church is the vine.
Chapter Two: God and Man
(In his boundless love, God made himself as we are, in order to make us as he is)… Saint Irenaeus (died in the year
Chapter One: The Noble Tradition: Sources of the Orthodox Faith
(Keep the deposit) (1 Timothy 6:20). (Holy Tradition is the life of the Holy Spirit in the Church).. Vladimir Lossky. The inner meaning of Holy Tradition: The history of Orthodoxy is distinguished externally
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