Monthly Archives: December 2010

Thanksgiving Prayers of Hippolytus

Posted on December 31, 2010 by

The beginning of a New Year is often a time also for us to give thanks to God:  thanks for all of the blessing of the year which is ending, and if the year has not been particularly prosperous, thanks … Continue reading →

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Reflections on the OCA, Autocephaly & the Future (4)

Posted on December 31, 2010 by

This is the 4th and final blog in this series in which I am reflecting on  the Keynote Address of Metropolitan Jonah to the 2010 Canadian Archdiocesan Assembly regarding the Episcopal Assembly.  The first blog is Reflections on the OCA, … Continue reading →

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Memory Eternal Fr. George Nedelkoff

Posted on December 31, 2010 by

The Very Reverend Fr. George Nedelkoff fell asleep in the Lord, Thursday evening, December 30.  May his memory be eternal.  The schedule for the funeral services is as follows: Thursday, January 6th:  Viewing at Adams Funeral Home, 1401 Fair Road, … Continue reading →

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The Gospel You Heard Me Preach

Posted on December 30, 2010 by

“The Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ is a ‘god-spell’ or ‘good news’ because it brings to the world something which is not merely new teaching, but a new life in contrast to the old.  The old life is ruled … Continue reading →

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Reflections on the OCA, Autocephaly & the Future (3)

Posted on December 30, 2010 by

This is the 3rd blog in this series in which I am reflecting on  the Keynote Address of Metropolitan Jonah to the 2010 Canadian Archdiocesan Assembly regarding the Episcopal Assembly.  The first blog is Reflections on the OCA, Autocephaly & … Continue reading →

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Jon Stewart, Freedom & Tradition?

Posted on December 30, 2010 by

Comedian Jon Stewart of the Daly Show was interviewed this year by NPR’s Terry Gross, host of Fresh Air.  During the interview he made a very interesting comment about freedom with which many spiritual directors in the Orthodox tradition would … Continue reading →

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The Slaughter of the Holy Innocents

Posted on December 29, 2010 by

“In chapter 2 [of St Matthew’s Gospel] Herod’s order to do away with the male infants of Bethlehem (2:16-18) is like Pharaoh’s order to do away with every male Hebrew child (Exodus 1).  And if Herod orders the slaughter of … Continue reading →

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Reflections on the OCA, Autocephaly & the Future (2)

Posted on December 28, 2010 by

This is the 2nd blog in this series in which I am reflecting on  the Keynote Address of Metropolitan Jonah to the 2010 Canadian Archdiocesan Assembly regarding the Episcopal Assembly.  The first blog is Reflections on the OCA, Autocephaly & … Continue reading →

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Christmas: The Incarnation of God’s Word

Posted on December 28, 2010 by

In our Orthodox hymnology, Jesus is the one who “had made godlike the fallen nature of men”.  This is the significance of Christmas, the birth in the flesh of God’s Son.  Georges Florovsky explains: “With the Incarnation of the Word … Continue reading →

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Reflections on the OCA, Autocephaly & the Future (1)

Posted on December 27, 2010 by

Ancient Faith Radio has made available for us all to contemplate, the Keynote Address of Metropolitan Jonah to the 2010 Canadian Archdiocesan Assembly regarding the Episcopal Assembly.  It is the beauty of the Internet that it can make available for … Continue reading →

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