This topic, which I initially presented at the annual 2023 Clergy Retreat of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Canada in Kingston from October 2 to
Holy Communion and the Coronavirus : Faith, Fear, and Fame in a Pandemic
Βut God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the
Prayer
The Orthodox Catholic Church, while recognizing the great importance and power of prayer, does not include it among the special means by which sanctifying grace
The Sacrament
THE “sacrament” (sacramentum) is, etymologically, either a result of consecration or a means of consecrating by religious sanction (1). The word began to be used in
Liturgy and Spirituality
1. The Liturgy is found at the very center of life, experience and understanding of the Orthodox Catholic Church of God, and consequently at the
Prayer Liturgy, and Renewal
Reading the enormous and ever-growing “renewal literature” of our time, one cannot help coming to the conclusion that its main, if not exclusive, theme of
The Byzantine Rite Becomes Imperial
Apart from its civil importance as the new capital and the preaching of Chrysostom, early Constantinople was known for little either culturally or ecclesiastically. It
The Evolution of the Byzantine “Divine Liturgy”
How Liturgies Grow: the Evolution of the Byzantine “Divine Liturgy” In this paper I would like to locate the evolution of the Byzantine eucharist within