Category Archives: Orthodoxy

You are embittered because God does not hear your prayers! Do not be embittered with the One who gives us being, life, breath, reason and everything. Please do not complain about the One who has the right, thousands of times … Continue reading →

A few years ago at a lecture in London, a godless man was proving that most scientists do not believe in God. This deeply offended and embittered a professor and scientist Tadrum who immediately stated that that is a lie … Continue reading →

…BUT NOT HAPPINESS It is as if tears pour out of your letter. You strived to reach a high position. You thought that you would also find happiness. Many others around you did the same. So you had to fight … Continue reading →

Due to a number of very positive emails from last week’s message,  we again offer another Missionary Letter from St. Nikolaj Yes, there are many. If there weren’t any, the bright  sun would go out. Why would such a precious lamp … Continue reading →

This week we offer a different view, this time not a letter from your priests but rather a letter to a priest, from a Saint. You ask me, O man of God, where did today’s crisis come from and what does … Continue reading →

Imitation, the most sincere form of flattery. Throughout the New Testament, we are called especially by the Apostle Paul to imitate Christ as he has done.  In this call, St. Paul relates nothing more or less than what it means to … Continue reading →

One the signs of the changing times is the lesser reliance on the local “swimming pool.” Most people now survive  the summer heat with air-conditioning and the “cooling off” at the pool seems to have lost some of the necessity … Continue reading →

Winters in Michigan can be long and dreary, the arrival of spring is proclaimed not by the opening day of baseball, or the even the calendar, but rather by the explosion of plants and flowers at the local home centers.  Even … Continue reading →

These three numbers have come to represent in the modern world the ultimate meaning customer service; in the mind of the consumer.  Businesses have learned that only the concept of us receiving attention to our needs will lead us to the … Continue reading →

In the book of Genesis, in the first chapter, we are told that “God created man according to His image after His likeness.” As Orthodox Christians we realize that we can never know the essence of God only His Divine … Continue reading →