Author: Nicholas Denysenko
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Diaconal Service: In Peace for Church and World
Diaconal ministry is performed in peace, and not just any peace, but the peace granted to the world from Christ, the peace that comes to us from above.
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Holy Week, Pascha, and Piety
We need not fear death. To put it quite simply, God is telling us, “do not be afraid; all will be well.”
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Ars Praedicandi: Third Sunday of Lent (Orthodox) March 31st
For many of us, we’re carrying the cross when we’re dealing with struggles, every day, that never really go away.
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Eyewitness Accounts of Suffering, Fasting, and Feasting
The story of the life they lived handed on to me at table taught me the real meaning of the fast: to reject evil, as Jesus did when the Holy Spirit led him into the desert, and as they did.
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Lent, Lectionary, and Preparation for Repentance
One approach to lectionary reform would be to use the two pillars of Incarnation (Orthodoxy) and the Cross (veneration) as Sundays revealing Christ as the savior of humankind.
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Ars Praedicandi: The Two Prodigal Sons and Forgiveness
There are two prodigal sons in this parable. One has alienated himself from his father by trying to satisfy his passions. The other distanced himself from his father and his brother by indulging in anger and envy.
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The Church, Ministry, and Orders
All ministries that exercise Christ’s priesthood are essential.
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Continuing the Work of Eucharistic Renewal
Real liturgical reform: Offering the Eucharist as healing for the life of the world
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A New Orthodox Church of Ukraine: FAQ
On December 15, a unification council was held at St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine.