Many a man curses the rain that falls upon his head, and knows that it brings abundance to drive away hunger.
+St Basil the Great
Father Jon Magoulias, of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Modesto, CA, has written a tremendous guide to etiquette while in God’s house. This reverent piece of guidance may be received a the Annunciation website, after clicking on the far right title, “A Guide to Church Etiquette.”
All faithful Christians, and visitors to sacred environments of Christian worship, are encouraged to read this offering from one of our Metropolis priest, the Vicar of the Valley!
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew represented Christians tremendously well in his recent appearance on CBS’ 60 Minutes show. Bravo to CBS for allowing a ray of truth to bring light on this paramount subject - the continued persecution of Christians. A wonderful response has been witnessed after this television segment; truth brings understanding, which in turn facilitates hope. An awareness of realism is beginning to infect the grazed-over ‘ideals’ of the post-modern world.
The following article was written today in The Hurriyet Daily News, which is the oldest current English-language daily in Turkey, in its ‘opinion section.’
Yes, truth brings understanding, which in turn facilitates hope. Let us pray that the historic and current truth of the Christian plight under the militant arm of Islam will be recognized by those who are outside of direct oppression!
This is a great quote I came across, from Saint Nikolai Velimerovich,
“We must be super-conservative in preserving the Orthodox faith, and super-modern in propagating it.”
May we have the courage to follow his words!