After Pascha—What Happens Now?
Pascha has come and gone, and we might be tempted to adopt an attitude that allows us to drift back into habits and patterns best avoided. We normally think of New Year’s Day as the time to make resolutions for changing our lives, however slightly or greatly, but I suggest...
The Relevance and Gift of Time
Time has been granted to us as a gift from God, so we have to make us of it the best way we can. Ο Χρόνος ως καιρός Η εκπομπή αυτή κάνει μια προσπάθεια για να δείξει οτι ο χρόνος μας έχει δοθεί ως δώρο και ως ευκαιρία...
The Gift of Time
It was last Spring, just after Pascha. A Sunday at the conclusion of Liturgy. Our priest was announcing the forthcoming daytime services for the next few weeks. I wish I could attend a mid-week liturgy, I’d thought. But I was too busy at work. Then, two days later, I learned...
The Superiority of Being Over Doing
One of my favorite passages in all of Scripture is Psalm 46 (45 LXX):10, which reads: “Be still, and know that I am God.” This brief but powerful assertion, applicable to virtually any age in history, speaks to the uneasiness and distress every person or group experiences throughout life. Specifically,...
Orthodox Time and the Last Weeks of the Old Year
Time seems to move slower for many in America in early to mid-August, traditionally a time of vacation or of a “re-set” before the start of the academic year. It is also, in our region of Central Pennsylvania, often a time for fairs and festivals, such as the West End...
“O νέος χρόνος ως νέα ευκαιρία εν Χριστώ”
Ο Δημήτρης Καραβασίλης παρουσιάζει την ορθόδοξη αντίληψη περι του χρόνου. Ο χρόνος θεωρείται ως “καιρός”, ως ευκαιρία για μετάνοια, για προσέγγιση του Θεού και του συνανθρώπου. Στο τέλος ο Θεός δεν θα μετρήσει τα χρόνια μας, αλλά την ποιότητα τους. Οχι το “πόσα χρόνια ζήσαμε” αλλά το “πώς ζήσαμε. Ολα...
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