[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSTtM_4uH98] Introduction The experience of Lent is a spiritual journey whose purpose is to transfer us from one spiritual state to another, a dynamic passage. For this reason the church commences Lent with the great repentance Canon of St Andrew of Crete. This repentant lamentation conveys to us the scope and depth of sin, shaking the soul with despair, …
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Orthodox Christian Reflections on the Book of Genesis Author: Fr Patrick H. Reardon Publisher: Conciliar Press (2008) The intention of this particular book is not to serve as a purely exegetical work on Scripture in the traditional sense, but to serve as an accompaniment to the Scriptures. It does not aim to spoon feed the reader, but rather to help …
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“My God, My God, why have you forsaken Me?” (Ps 22:1; cf. Matt 27:46). These were the words Jesus cried out at about the ninth hour while He was crucified on the cross. These words were echoed in the Psalms by the prophet David. Taken by themselves, these words could be interpreted as an expression of despair. How could the …
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Introduction The purpose of this article is to explore St Gregory Palamas’ use of the analogy of the sun in his work The One Hundred and Fifty Chapters[1] in order to assess its value within the context of his exposition of the various doctrinal themes covered therein. Focusing on those chapters which express the sun analogy, the article will discuss …
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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcOkNXVgSg4] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqnj8H6Xk5U] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2e_bTxTGSs] Introduction Not too recently, we at Mode of Life stumbled across an old 2008 Pocket Calendar/Directory of the Holy Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Zealand and Oceania. Upon looking through this particular item we were struck by images and brief citations speaking of the efforts to establish Eastern Orthodox Christian parishes on the islands of Fiji, Samoa …
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[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DO2oZLx5XQ&feature=related] “We have found Him of whom Moses in the law, and also the prophets, wrote – Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph” This declaration of a faithful man of God to his colleague, dear sisters and brothers, is not a mere figure of speech . It is not a mere thought. It is a confession of faith. And …
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ModeOfLife Become love as God exhorts us, for this is the true starting point for changing your life and the world. For it is love that will bring respect, justice and equity into the world, not our personal opinion of what justice or equity is.