By Metropolitan Isaiah of Denver Strictly speaking, there never was a ‘Bible’ in the Orthodox Church, at least not as we commonly think of the Bible as a single volume book we can hold in our hand. Since the beginning of the Church, from the start of our liturgical tradition, there has never been a single book in an Orthodox …

Ingredients: 2 kilograms of quince 4 cups of sugar 4 tablespoons of water 1 cup of water 1 tablespoon of lemon juice Method: *1. Clean the quince the way you would an apple, peeling and removing the seeds. Cut into small chunks and put into a bowl of water. Quince will turn dark if not covered with water. Drain and …

Ingredients: 15-16 quinces good quality honey 1/4 teaspoon of ground nutmeg 1/2 cup of blanched almond halves For storing: baking parchment paper airtight plastic container(s) 3-4 bay leaves Method: Note: The amount of honey used will be equal to the weight of the puréed quince pulp. The better the quality of the honey, the better the result. It’s important to stir …

Ingredients: 12-14 large quinces, peeled, cored and quartered 3 cups of sugar 1 Greek coffee cup of Metaxa brandy 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon ground clove Method: *1. Pre-heated 190.6C (375F) *2.Using a vegetable peeler, remove the skins of your quinces, cut into quarters and remove the core and place in a large bowl of acidulated water. *3. Bakes …

Tbilisi, June 28, 2013 The Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II has put forward a new initiative: to introduce a new subject in the school program that will prepare future generation for family life, reports Blagovest-info with the reference to Geotimes.ge. Ilia II spoke on this at the presentation of the Demographic Restoration Foundation. The Patriarch touched upon the theme of demographic problems in …

July 5, 2013 Bulgarian Orthodox Church Patriarch Neofit says that God puts people in positions of leadership not to satisfy their personal ambitions and goals but to be the servants of the people. Neofit, elected Patriarch of the church in February 2013 at the time of the earlier protests that were mobilised around cost-of-living issues, was speaking against a background …

The Episcopal Assembly of Oceania solemnly marked the 1,700th Anniversary of the issuance of the Edict of Milan by the Roman Emperor St Constantine the Great in 313 AD with the Pan-Orthodox celebration of Great Vespers for Feast of Sts Constantine and Helen on Monday evening, 20 May 2013. This special Inter-Orthodox commemoration was hosted by the Greek Orthodox Church of …

“We are indifferent, slothful and complacent when it comes to maintaining our privileges but when faced with adversity, the Greek community invariably rises to the occasion“. Every year, our Good Friday Epitaphios procession, which winds itself before the looming sinisterness of the Moonee Ponds branch of the Tax Office, past the local Safeway into the street behind the church, is, unbeknownst to many …

July 4, 2013 Minya – Among the episodes of violence in Egypt after the overthrow of President Morsi there is also the attack against the Coptic Catholic parish of St. George, in the village of Delgia, 60 kilometers from Minya. Since Wednesday evening, July 3 groups of fanatical Islamists first looted and then burned down the pastor’s house and church group …

July 3, 2013 Damascus, (SANA) – Patriarch of Antioch and all East for Greek Orthodox John Yazigi stressed the importance of finding a political solution to the crisis in Syria. Meeting Austrian Ambassador in Damascus Isabel Raucher charge d’ affairs of the European Union Michel Ryan in Syria and political advisor at the European Union Commission in Damascus Anis Nakror, the Patriarch …