Archbishop Benjamin – Archbishop of San Francisco and the West – Visits Whitworth University
The Privilege of Being Listened To
Because Saint Nicholas of Myra, celebrated on December 6, is remembered for generosity and gentleness, one event in his life surprises many people. It happened at the Council of Nicaea in 325, which both he and the heretic Arius attended. The well-spoken Arius was confidently trying to convince the Council to accept his teaching that […]
The Feast of the Entrance and the Protoevangelium of James
November 20, 2019 · Fr. Lawrence Farley Much of the hymnography adorning our Feast of the Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple causes the raising of eyebrows—talk about Mary being escorted into the Holy of Holies by Zechariah the high-priest and remaining there, being miraculously fed by an angel. How is it that any female was […]
Archbishop Benjamin’s Visit to Spokane
On the weekend of October 12th – 13th Archbishop Benjamin traveled to Spokane, Washington, where he visited St. Luke Orthodox Church spokaneorthodoxchurch.com, a new mission of the Diocese of the West, and gave a lecture at Whitworth University. Events began on Saturday when Vladyka joined 20 people for an OCF brunch at the home of […]
Orthodox Archbishop to Speak at Whitworth University
October 10, 2019 Whitworth University is honored to host Archbishop Benjamin of the Orthodox Church in America. He will hold a discussion on Eastern Orthodox liturgy and liturgical books on Monday, Oct. 14, from 7-8:30 p.m. in Weyerhaeuser Hall, Room 111. The event is free and open to the public. Archbishop Benjamin’s visit coincides […]
The God of the Old Testament
Reflections in Christ / Fr. Lawrence Farley /October 2, 2019 In the rough and tumble world of online discussion of just about any current theological issue, eventually one is sure to come across a denunciation of the God of the Old Testament. His detractors deride Him as cranky, vengeful, wrathful, unreasonable, arbitrary, blood-thirsty, and (in the always colourful […]
Sign of the Son of Man
The “sign of the Son of Man” (Matt. 24:30), that is, the Cross, will appear in the sky in order to proclaim the end of the present world and the coming of the eternal Kingdom of the Son of God. Then all the tribes of the earth shall weep,because they loved the present age and […]
What Kind of Death Can Be Considered “Good?”
Pastors’ Answers The blessed repose of the Most Pure Mother of God is known as the Dormition. But what kind of death in general can be called blessed, “good?” We asked several pastors this question and also asked what kind of death they would like for themselves. A good death is a death in repentance […]
Christian Orthodox icon said to miraculously produce myrrh makes first trip to Inland Northwest
UPDATED: Sun., Sept. 1, 2019, 10:25 p.m. By Jared Brown jaredb@spokesman.com(509) 459-5135 Thousands of dollars worth of religious artwork, called icons, line the walls of St. John the Baptist Antiochian Orthodox Church in Post Falls. But it was a $20 mass-produced picture of the Virgin Mary said to have been found in a bargain bin […]
Personalism, Small Churches, and Building Community
August 7, 2019 · Fr. Lawrence Farley When was the last time you heard a sermon or read an article or blog post on Romans chapter 16? Apart from Rom. 16:1, which describes Phoebe as “a diakonos of the church which is at Cenchrea” (the darling verse of those advocating the restoration of an order […]
