The Orthodox Christian, in traditional view, canonical regulations on divorce and remarriage are based on two presuppositions. 1) Marriage is a sacrament conferred upon the partners in the Body of the Church through the priest’s blessing. As any sacrament, marriage pertains to the eternal life in the Kingdom of God and therefore, is not dissolved by the death of one partner. An eternal bond is created between them-”it is given
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Further study on the meaning of marriage from a Christian Orthodox perspective
October 24th, 2008 No Comments
Marriage, an Orthodox Perspective – Fr. John Meyendorf
An excellent study on Christian marriage of the former dean of St. Vladimir Seminary that represents a valuable resource for anyone seeking to understand the Orthodox perspective on marriage. In it John Meyendorff examines marriage in the Church from the contexts of Judaism and the New Testament, the [...]
A love divided – the true story behind the movie
October 23rd, 2008 No Comments
LOVE CONQUERS ALL; But for decades a village paid the price of
AMANDA DOHERTY
IT was one of Ireland’s most shocking episodes. The mixed marriage of Sean and Sheila Cloney hit the headlines in the 1950s when it led to the bitter Fethard-on-Sea boycott in Co Wexford.
Catholics refused to buy goods from their Protestant neighbours after Sheila [...]
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The Theology of Marriage and Sexuality -Fr. George Morelli
October 16th, 2008 No Comments
The writer of Genesis said of Adam and Eve: “And God blessed them, and God said to them, ‘Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it;’ Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother and cleaves to his wife, and they become one flesh” (Genesis 1:28; 2:24). St. Paul wrote in [...]
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Marriage As a Path to Holiness: Lives of Married Saints
October 16th, 2008 2 Comments
“Marriage As a Path to Holiness: Lives of Married Saints” is a very interesting book taking a closer look at saints that lived a married life.
Here is an excerpt from the foreword by Bishop Kallistos Ware
“Drawing on that rich but often neglected source, the Lives of the Saints, this book provides us with a representative selection [...]
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The Eros of marriage – Fr. Vasile Tudora
October 15th, 2008 1 Comment
“Everybody’s sin is nobody’s sin, and everybody’s crime is no crime at all.” This quote allegedly attributed to Alfred Kinsey, the parent of modern “sexology”, if such a “science” exists, seems to become more and more the motto of our society. If everybody does something it has to be accepted and it has to be good.
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