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2018 A.D.
March - April 2018
State of the Parish Report - Parish Meeting 2018
Cell Phone Etiquette For Christian Living
January - February 2018
Clergy Etiquette
(reprinted from Sept/Oct 2005)
2017 A.D.
November - December 2017
Soldiers For Christ & His Holy Church
Why Is The Church So Dark?
September - October 2017
Who Is A Missionary?
Saint Herman's Cross: A Flag For Our First North American Saint
Faith & Friendship On Display at 2017 Archdiocesan Assembly
July - August 2017
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How Does the Loss of Faith Occur, and How Can It Be Preserved or Renewed?
May - June 2017
How Do I Pray? : Many Answers to a Common Question
March - April 2017
State of the Parish Report - Parish Meeting 2017
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Slip Sliding Away: Thoughts of Leaving the Orthodox Church
January - February 2017
Does Your Absence Make Your Heart Grow Fonder?
When Will the New St. George Church Be Open For Services?
2016 A.D.
November - December 2016
A Christian First. A Christian Always.
September - October 2016
Charitable Works vs. "Sparing a Dollar"
July - August 2016
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The 2016 Orthodox Synod At Crete: The Council That Wasn't
May - June 2016
What Does the Cross Mean for Us?
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Sharp and Grave Reactions from the Monasteries of Mount Athos to upcoming Pan-Orthodox "Council"
March - April 2016
State of the Parish Report - Parish Meeting 2016
January - February 2016
A New Year... But Will I Be Any Different?
Update On Costa Rica
2015 A.D.
November - December 2015
Orthodoxy or Death
Update: St. George's, Brantford
September - October 2015
Back to School?
July - August 2015
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On Internet Abstinence
May - June 2015
Saints Peter & Paul: Examples of Reconciliation
The Alaskan Orthodox Texts Project Celebrates its 10th Anniversary
March - April 2015
State of the Parish Report - Parish Meeting 2015
Commemoration Lists: Why and How Should I Use Them?
January - February 2015
Why Does Our Faith Fail? The Answer Can Be Found in Marriages, Businesses
2014 A.D.
November - December 2014
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What They Will Never Know
September - October 2014
Back to School - But What About School for the Soul?
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What Makes a Priest Rejoice at Confession
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The Times They Are A-Changin'
July - August 2014
Where is Our Faith in Everyday Life?
Faith in Everyday Life: A Practical Guide
May - June 2014
Drawing Good from the Bad
March - April 2014
How Should I Pray?
January - February 2014
Giving Thanks for Ten Years of Mission
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Setting a Good Beginning
2013 A.D.
November - December 2013
More Than We Could Ask or Imagine: An Update On Our Tenth Anniversary as a Parish
September - October 2013
We Have Complete Freedom - And That's The Challenge
Do You "Speak Bible"? The Most Commonly Misread Words in the Scriptures
July - August 2013
Your Money is Your Life: Why We're More Than Simply 'Spiritual'
Hamilton Parishes Team-Up for Annual VCS Tradition
May - June 2013
Orthodox Christianity and the Madness of the Modern World
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Faith & Culture Notes: Book Reviews & Online Resources
March - April 2013
State of the Parish Report
January - February 2013
We've Lost Sight of What is Truly New
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Faith & Culture - Book Notes
2012 A.D.
November - December 2012
From Our Rector: On Marking Ten Years of Mission
September - October 2012
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The Purpose of the Orthodox Parish: Part Two
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Asceticism is Alive and Well in the World - by Matushka Constantina
July - August 2012
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The Purpose of the Orthodox Parish - by Protopresbyter Michael Pomazansky
May - June 2012
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On Penances and Their Use
March - April 2012
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How We Opened the Relics of Saint John Maximovitch - by Archpriest Peter Perekrestov
January - February 2012
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Church Etiquette - Part 2
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Orthodox Anecdotes: St. John Maximovitch
2011 A.D.
November - December 2011
Virtue: A Great Gift
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Church Etiquette - Part 1
September - October 2011
On the Conscience
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Spiritual Counsels of the Blessed Elder Paisios the Athonite (+1994)
July - August 2011
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Has Our Pursuit of the "North American Dream" Become a Ball and Chain?
May - June 2011
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I Look for the Resurrection of the Dead, and the Life of the Age to Come - by Saint John Maximovitch
March - April 2011
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Christianity's Misbegotten Child
January - February 2011
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The Definition of A Saint
2010 A.D.
November - December 2010
Finding the Perfect Gift
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Saint John Maximovitch on the Little Things in Life
September - October 2010
Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives
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On Church Attendance
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Spiritual Teachings of Elder Thaddeus of Serbia
July - August 2010
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On Foolishness For Christ's Sake
May - June 2010
Remember the Catacombs
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A Word from St. Isaac of Nineveh
March - April 2010
What's the Point?
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On Palm Sunday
January - February 2010
Worthy of Preparation
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Individual vs. Communion
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From Blessed Elder Paisios the Athonite (+1994)
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What is Orthodox?
2009 A.D.
November - December 2009
Keep Christ in Christmas ... by removing gifts?
September - October 2009
Childish Things
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Patriarch Kirill attacks "Liberal Philosophy"
July - August 2009
To Everything There is a Season
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Saint Theophan On Saving Your Soul
May - June 2009
An Alaskan Jubilee on the Day of Pentecost
Life Outside the Doors
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Elder Paisios on "The Letter of the Law"
March - April 2009
Adjusting to the Real "Normal"
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Convert Syndrome?
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The Devil's "Beatitudes"
January - February 2009
Will 2009 Be A New Beginning?
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What Do The Converts Want?
2008 A.D.
November - December 2008
Where Did Everybody Go?
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Mission Notes: Saint Nicholas of Japan
September - October 2008
On the Time and Place for Confession
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The Universal Exaltation of the Venerable and Life-Giving Cross
July - August 2008
The Dormition: An Icon for the Summertime
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Unseen Warfare - Chapter 31 (Excerpt)
May - June 2008
Great Lent - Or Not So Great?
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The Last Will And Testament of Father Seraphim Slobodsky
A Living Church
March - April 2008
If Church Were Our Job
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The Three Degrees of Eating, by St. Nicodemos of the Holy Mountain
January - February 2008
After the Shopping Spree
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Spiritual Wisdom from Elder Paisios
2007 A.D.
November - December 2007
Saturday Night Fever?
September - October 2007
Our Canadian Summers
July - August 2007
All in God's Time
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Dilettantes of Orthodoxy
May - June 2007
After the Fast
Cell Phones vs. Prayer Ropes
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Theosis - Deification as the Purpose of Man's Life
March - April 2007
Surviving Great Lent - And Flourishing
January - February 2007
Redeeming the Time at Work, School & Home
2006 A.D.
November - December 2006
And Now for Something Long Overdue ...
Want to be Angelic? Here's How ...
And They'll Know We Are Christians By Our Love
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An Orthodox Pope Speaks on Spiritual Gifts
The Icon Corner: How-To Guide
September - October 2006
A Commitment for the Church New Year
"You" Who? Preserving Traditional Language in Church Services
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Our Absurd Search: From Counsels for Life by Father Epiphanios Theodoropolous
Orthodox Life: Finding an Orthodox Spouse
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The Church of the Life-Giving Trinity Consecrated in Pyongyang, North Korea
July - August 2006
My Way: The Perils of Canadian-style Religiosity
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The Feast of the Holy Apostles Peter & Paul (celebrated June 29/July 12)
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The Dormition of the Mother of God (celebrated August 15/28)
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Spiritual Wisdom from the Church Fathers
Orthodox Life: Internet Addiction
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On Obedience: (Way of the Ascetics)
May - June 2006
Looking Inward, Looking Outward
Get Out the Millstones: How stubborn attempts to "protect" Orthodoxy are losing young souls
Catechizing Teresa: Part 2
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Orthodox Crosses: Symbolism Confessing Christ Crucified for Us
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Sign of Cross, prayer kill microbes: Blessing changes properties of water
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On Being "Saved" - Fr. John Romanides
March - April 2006
"No Thanks, Doc": Rejecting Spiritual Medicine
Catechizing Teresa: Would we catechize Benedict XVI, Thérèse of Lisieux, John Paul II, or Mother Teresa if they wished to become Orthodox?
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Secularism and the Church: by Metropolitan Hierotheos of Nafpaktos
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This Was From Me: by St. Seraphim of Viritsa
Orthodox Life: Holy Water
January - February 2006
The Nativity Icon
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St. Mark of Ephesus: A True Ecumenist
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Why did the Archbishop of Canterbury not become Fr Roman?
Tips on Tithing
Orthodox Life: On Taking Holy Communion
2005 A.D.
November - December 2005
St. Nicholas & the Shopping Mall: A Study in Incompatibility
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Towards a Fruitful Spiritual Life: by Metropolitan Gregory of Novgorod
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The Cure of the Soul from St. Gregory Palamas as an Hagiorite: by Metropolitan Hierotheos of Nafpaktos
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Orthodox Church Seeks Virtual Saint
September - October 2005
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A Pastoral Word on Halloween: by Bishop [now Archbishop] Kyrill
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Halloween: Orthodoxy and Secular Culture: by Fr. John Moses
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The Holy Cross: Icon of the Fullness of Our Salvation
Orthodox Life: Dress & Posture in Church
Clergy Etiquette
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The Hagarenes In London
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From Unseen Warfare By Saint Theophan The Recluse: On The Use Of The Senses
July - August 2005
Virtual Orthodoxy: Living A Myth
Orthodox Life: Why Bless Fruit At Transfiguration?
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From The Desert Fathers
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The Blessing Of Vehicles: Sanctifying Our Second Home For Safety, Salvation
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From Unseen Warfare By Saint Theophan The Recluse: Aids To Success In Gaining The Habit Of Prayer
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From The Discourses Of Saint Dorotheos Of Gaza
May - June 2005
On Dialogue: Sharing Love in Truth
On the Making of Saints: Stained Glass or Icons of Christ?
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From Unseen Warfare by St Theophan the Recluse: On preparation for battle with the enemies in the hour of death, and the four temptations
March - April 2005
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On the Transfer of Love from Self to Christ (Way of the Ascetics)
What Canadian Orthodox Must Do to Keep the Kids Orthodox
Never Answer Spam?
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Excerpt from Unseen Warfare by St Theophan the Recluse
Arizona Monastery Pilgrimage Story
Icon of First Canadian Saint Finds Home in Hamilton
January - February 2005
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On Eradicating the Desire for Enjoyment (Way of the Ascetics)
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Use of the Jesus Prayer For Those Absent From Vigils
Evolution: A Critical Question For Orthodox Christians Today
2004 A.D.
November - December 2004
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On the Denial of Self and the Cleansing of the Heart (Way of the Ascetics)
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From the Gerontikon
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From Saint Gregory Palamas: The Narrow Path
September - October 2004
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On the Silent and Invisible Warfare (Way of the Ascetics)
Preparing for Holy Communion
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The Colour(s) of Vestments
Tradition and the Spirit of the Times
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From Saint Gregory Palamas
July - August 2004
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On the Silent and Invisible Warfare (Way of the Ascetics)
Pilgrimage, The Mother of God, and Orthodoxy
May - June 2004
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On the Silent and Invisible Warfare (Way of the Ascetics)
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Jesus Christ in Ancient Orthodoxy (Blessed Father Seraphim Rose)
The DaVinci Code: A Book To Try Men's Souls (a review by John Loukidelis)
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Orthodox Life: The Meaning of Icons
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Summer Reading: Selected works on the Christian Fathers and Orthodox Christianity
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