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September 28, 2001
A Visitor's Question: Any church without
a bell and bell tower does not fit the definition of a Ukrainian Orthodox
Church. In all my reading about the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople nowhere
was there any mention made of bells. On another Web Site mention was made
of church bells as a Western innovation adopted by the Eastern
Churches. Your comments on this topic would be greatly appreciated. see
answer>>>
September 27, 2001
I am Dead
We are shocked and hurt when someone
commits suicide. This is so when it was someone we admired. It is
especially so when it is someone near to us, perhaps a member of the
family. Usually suicides leave notes. They will often try to console the
survivors. They say: "Don’t blame yourself for this",
and say that they simply could not cope with life the way it was for
them. more>>>
September 26, 2001
Download October Church
Calendar for installtion into Outlook
Pastoral Letters - Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost (Sept. 30) Free
to Serve Love!
Ukrainian version: PDF Format
September 24, 2001
Weeping
Icons of the Mother of God: The Power of Tearful Love
Today
is the Feast of a special miraculous icon of the Mother of God of "Kaplunivka."
It belongs to that category of icon known as "weeping"
since eye-witnesses saw it emit tears of aromatic oil from around the eyes
of the Virgin depicted on it.
As any good child would wonder about their mother, so do we about
our Spiritual Mother, and we ask, "Why is She crying?" more
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September 23, 2001
A visitor's question on premarital sex. See
answer >>>
September 20, 2001
The
Spirituality of the Jesus Prayer: A beginner's course absolutely free of
charge . . .
Yes, it is true.
The riches of Eastern Christian spirituality are for sale across
North America, including teachings about the Prayer of Jesus.
One such "spiritual centre" is offering a course in the
"Way of the Pilgrim" and various "methods" of
practicing the devotion it focuses on for a tidy sum of money, taxes
included - and, please, no refunds. Well, with the economic and other
problems that have suddenly hit us, we would like to offer a similar
course, free of charge . . . more>>>
September 19, 2001
Pastoral Letter - 16th Sunday after Pentecost (in Ukrainian) HTML
| PDF format
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American flags and pictures of terrorists: Icons from unlikely sources
Our television screens are now not only filled with the ongoing events
as they unfold in the U.S. and around the world since the tragedy of
September 11th, but also with pictures of secular icons that
communicate powerful symbolic messages that reflect strong human emotions
and beliefs.
What is ironic is that the cultural heritages of the U.S. and Islam
have historically negated the value of iconic representations.
Perhaps what we are seeing is an expression of something that is
deeply rooted in human nature which no system or ideology may suppress.more>>>
September 18, 2001
St
Athanasius of Brest:
A Martyr for True Church Unity
September
18 is the Feast of an Orthodox Saint who was killed by Catholics in the
seventeenth century in defense of his Church.
Traditionally, the cult of St Athanasius Filipovich, Ihumen of
Brest was aimed against the "Unia."
But does this mean that St Athanasius was against the reunion of
the Churches?
Or was he simply against a certain formula of reunion that
contemporary theologians, East and West, also say was and is unacceptable?
more>>>
September 17, 2001
The
Brave New World: Religion, History and Terrorists
The shock the West experienced on 11 September 2001 continues to exercise
a hold over its mind and heart.
The grief of relatives searching for missing persons, the prayers
and candles of people in the streets reaching out to the God of a thousand
afterthoughts and the anger of millions all fill the screens of our
television sets, day and night. more>>>>
September 13, 2001
Mass
terror grips America: A snap-shot of Armageddon
The realization of a country's worst nightmare continues to unfold as New
Yorkers and other Americans struggle with the physical and emotional
destruction that this week's act of unspeakable terror has inflicted on
the world's most powerful nation.
People world-wide are in a state of depression and concern for the
victims, living and dead.
The big question gnawing at the hearts of all involved has to do
with trying to make sense of it all.
Can religion help here? more>>>
September 12, 2001
Pastoral Letters - Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost (September 16) Convert
to Love!
Ukrainian version: HTML |
PDF Format
September 10, 2001
A Visitor's question on the Ukrainian "Tryzub" or Trident>>>see
answer
September 6, 2001
The Lion Led by the Lamb
This Tuesday, September 11, we shall be
celebrating a Feast that requires a fast. We shall be commemorating the
Beheading of the Holy Prophet, Forerunner and Baptizer John. That is the
glorious title that the Church has given him in recognition of the special
place he has in the assembly of Saints.>>>more
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format
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September 5, 2001
The
950th Anniversary of the Kyiv Caves Lavra: Everyone invited but
the Ukrainians
The
recent Orthodox Church celebrations for this milestone anniversary of one
of the world's greatest and holiest shrines at Kyiv was made notable by
the absence of any representative from the Ukrainian Orthodox NOT in
communion with Moscow.
Instead, the much-maligned Kyivan Patriarchate was obliged to
undergo the humiliation of holding services elsewhere.
The President of Ukraine, Leonid Kuchma contented himself with a
soap-box style speech shaking his finger at the Ukrainian Churches for
failing to be united.
Was there more to this than meets the eye?
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