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Planning a Wedding
Posted on December 19, 2011 | No CommentsCongratulations on your engagement ! We are glad you are considering having your wedding at St. Catherine Greek Orthodox Church. Before planning a wedding, please read the following: A wedding in the... -
Prayer
Posted on December 19, 2011 | No CommentsBy the Department of Religious Education Prayer is doxology, praise, thanksgiving, confession, supplication and intercession to God. “When I prayed I was new,” wrote a great theologian of Christian antiquity,... -
Art and Architecture
Posted on December 19, 2011 | No Commentsby John Yiannias The Orthodox church building is nothing more (or less) than the architectural setting for the Liturgy. Originally, converted houses served the purpose. The history of the church... -
History of the Orthodox Church
Posted on December 19, 2011 | No Commentsby Fr. Alexander Schmemann Christianity has always been unusually sensitive to the past; its enduring relevance has, in fact, never been in doubt. The basic reason for this sensibility is... -
Sacraments
Posted on December 19, 2011 | No Commentsby Rev. Thomas Fitzgerald One of the best-known prayers of the Orthodox Church speaks of the spirit of God being “present in all places and filling all things.” This profound... -
The Bible
Posted on December 19, 2011 | No Commentsby Rev. George Mastrantonis THE BIBLE – GREATEST MONUMENT OF MANKIND There are distinguished persons and distinguished monuments which stand out in the annals of history. Their lives were full... -
Beliefs
Posted on December 19, 2011 | No CommentsOur beliefs are best summarized in the Nicene Creed (325 AD). It is the original and the only Creed of the Orthodox Christian Church. An English translation is below. I believe... -
Spirituality
Posted on December 19, 2011 | No Commentsby Rev. Thomas Fitzgerald Orthodoxy believes that the supreme treasure which God wishes to share with us is His own life. Our faith begins with the affirmation that God has... -
What Does “Orthodox” Mean?
Posted on December 19, 2011 | No Commentsby Frederica Mathewes-Green The word “orthodox” means “right belief” or “right praise.” The “Orthodox Church” is also known as the “Eastern Orthodox Church.” In the years after Jesus’ Resurrection, apostles... -
What is The Orthodox Church
Posted on December 19, 2011 | No CommentsWhat On Earth Is The Orthodox Church? By Conciliar Press Consider: On the one hand, it is the oldest Church in Christendom. On the other hand, it’s new to most...
