When I was still living in Romania I was going for confession to a hieromonk in a monastery not very far from my hometown. One day I took Maria, my daughter, with me. We participated in the services, got a blessing from the elder and on our way home she asked me, after being very [...]
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Pearls to the pigs and communion to dogs
July 30th, 2010 2 Comments
“Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine” (Mat 7:6) When I was a kid I had a pet, a cat, and loved it dearly. It slept with me every night and in my teenage years felt at times as my only true friend. But there was no [...]
Tags: Adam · animals · christian · Communion · dog · Eastern · humans · man · orthodox · saints
My father? I don’t know…
June 3rd, 2010 No Comments
I’ve recently stumbled upon two blog posts addressing the donor artificial insemination from a perspective that goes against the grain of the society trends, acknowledging a problem that is often dismissed. Here are the links: Orphaned at conception: http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/deadbeat_donor_dads/ Who did I come from? The children of donor dads grow up: http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/who_did_i_come_from_the_children_of_donor_dads_grow_up/ I also wanted [...]
Tags: adultery · artificial · bank · christian · church · fornication · insemination · marriage · orthodox · sperm
To a modest man who is repenting for some of his words – by St. Nikolai (Velimirovic)
November 24th, 2009 1 Comment
You have done well for repenting right away. God has left repentance for salvation. If that was not the case, not even the Apostles would have been saved, far less other people. You have sinned with the tongue, repented with the heart. You said an evil word against your neighbor. As if you threw a [...]
Tags: anger · christian · gossip · orthodox · repentance · St. Nikolai
Thank God is Monday…the day honoring the Holy Angels
September 21st, 2009 No Comments
The Seven-Day Commemoration In The Orthodox Church “The Week: A Seven Day Holiday”. The Greek Orthodox ecclesiastical year (Indiction), begins in September, and is marked with events and holidays of our religious history. In addition to the annual cycle, the seven-day week…
Tags: angels · apostles · calendar · christian · commemoration · Cross · day · departed · martyrs · orthodox · Resurrection · Theotokos · week
Education and true knowledge – What our children are missing in school today
August 26th, 2009 No Comments
Another school year started this week. Future scientists, engineers, doctors begin their journey today, a journey through rationality and logic in the hope of pushing further away today’s science barriers. During the following school years these children will be taught mathematics, physics, chemistry and other subjects that will reveal to them, step by step… “how
Tags: Augustine · christian · education · knowledge · orthodox · reason · school
Who’s affraid of the Theotokos?
August 4th, 2009 No Comments
I recently posted a status on Facebook referring to the fast of the Dormition of the Mother of God. A few minutes later I got a reply from a non-denominational protestant friend: “I did not know that God had a mother”. This is a very typical response from this audience since they do not have any particular place for the Virgin Mary in their theology or worship.
Orthodox Books on Kindle
August 4th, 2009 2 Comments
I was very skeptic when Amazon has issued their “paper like” e-reader device. Beside the technology shortcomings I was sure this would be used to promote airport bestsellers and other reading material ready for the intelectual garbage bin. However, I have to admit that the success of the device, which is nice by the way, has attracted some serious publishers
The virtual re-creation of the world
June 26th, 2009 1 Comment
Reflections on technology and communion
My name is Vasile, I am addicted to technology and I am not the only one. So it can start a group therapy session at Technology Addiction Anonymous. And this is no fiction because technology penetrates our daily lives with an unstoppable force pushing us in a place where only the
Tags: Apologetics · christian · orthodox · technology
