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Category Archives: Sacraments
What is “The Heavenly Banquet”? Fr. Emmanuel Hatzidakis talks about his book on the Divine Liturgy in this interview he gave for “Come Receive the Light”.
Is God’s grace received only by members of the Church or can there be grace outside the Church? Are only Orthodox Christians saved?
We offer concluding remarks, based on our analysis of the sacrament of Orthodox Marriage in the previous three installments of this series.
How many know that marriage is holy, and it is called a sacrament, because of its connection with the Holy Eucharist?
We examine, in brief, the rite of crowning, considered by many to be the climax of the wedding ceremony.
Everything a Christian does should be done “in Christ”. In this first of four articles on marriage, we look at what it means to be married “in Christ”.
Congratulations to a former Protestant who asked to be received in the womb of the Holy Orthodox Church through Baptism, instead of chrismation.
How a Byzantine wedding is conducted
Shortly after the June 26 Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage, a friend emailed me an article with her own comment in two short monosyllabic words: “So sad.” My reply was a bit longer: “The world continues its course, and Orthodox Christianity its own. The two are diametrically opposed. There should be no surprise there.” I think we should add a few more thoughts on this important subject.