http://dialogues.stjohndfw.info A journey through our Orthodox faith as we live it every day Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:37:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://dialogues.stjohndfw.info http://dialogues.stjohndfw.info/favicon.ico 2006-2007 blogadmin@stjohndfw.info (Gladsome Light Dialogues - An Orthodox Blog) blogadmin@stjohndfw.info (Gladsome Light Dialogues - An Orthodox Blog) posts http://dialogues.stjohndfw.info/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg http://dialogues.stjohndfw.info 144 144 A journey through our faith as we live it every day Gladsome Light Dialogues - An Orthodox Blog Gladsome Light Dialogues - An Orthodox Blog blogadmin@stjohndfw.info no no http://dialogues.stjohndfw.info/2010/03/the-simple-things-in-life-sermon-for-annunciation/ http://dialogues.stjohndfw.info/2010/03/the-simple-things-in-life-sermon-for-annunciation/#comments Thu, 25 Mar 2010 16:23:26 +0000 Fr. Vasile http://dialogues.stjohndfw.info/?p=1026 http://dialogues.stjohndfw.info/2010/03/the-simple-things-in-life-sermon-for-annunciation/feed/ 0 http://dialogues.stjohndfw.info/2009/09/thank-god-is-monday-the-day-honoring-the-holy-angels/ http://dialogues.stjohndfw.info/2009/09/thank-god-is-monday-the-day-honoring-the-holy-angels/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:02:51 +0000 Fr. Vasile http://dialogues.stjohndfw.info/?p=904 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...]]> http://dialogues.stjohndfw.info/2009/09/thank-god-is-monday-the-day-honoring-the-holy-angels/feed/ 0 http://dialogues.stjohndfw.info/2009/09/why-we-commemorate-the-saints-joachim-aand-anna/ http://dialogues.stjohndfw.info/2009/09/why-we-commemorate-the-saints-joachim-aand-anna/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:13:06 +0000 Fr. Vasile http://dialogues.stjohndfw.info/?p=856 I always asked myself why we commemorate the Saints Joachim and Anna at the end of almost every church service. Beside the Savior and the Theotokos only the “holy and righteous ancestors of God” are never omitted from any daily dismissal. ]]> http://dialogues.stjohndfw.info/2009/09/why-we-commemorate-the-saints-joachim-aand-anna/feed/ 0 http://dialogues.stjohndfw.info/2009/08/praise-the-theotokos-a-selection-of-readings/ http://dialogues.stjohndfw.info/2009/08/praise-the-theotokos-a-selection-of-readings/#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2009 04:25:28 +0000 Fr. Vasile http://dialogues.stjohndfw.info/?p=799 On the Dormition of Mary: Early Patristic Homilies From St. Vladimir Press a collection of early homilies on the Dormition of the Theotokos. Most of these works have never been translated into English before, and some are not available in any modern]]> http://dialogues.stjohndfw.info/2009/08/praise-the-theotokos-a-selection-of-readings/feed/ 0 http://dialogues.stjohndfw.info/2009/08/whos-affraid-of-the-theotokos/ http://dialogues.stjohndfw.info/2009/08/whos-affraid-of-the-theotokos/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 22:53:13 +0000 Fr. Vasile http://dialogues.stjohndfw.info/?p=621 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.]]> http://dialogues.stjohndfw.info/2009/08/whos-affraid-of-the-theotokos/feed/ 0