During the celebration of St. Nicholas Day, none other than St. Nicholas himself made an appearance at the Church. St. Nicholas told the gathered children several stories about his life before tossing bags of gold chocolate coins to all who were gathered around him. Just as he appeared in the church mysteriously; soon he was […]
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 […]
Marriage Retreat Held
Fr. Gregory Horton, of Holy Myrrhbearers Orthodox Church in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, directed the Building a Better Marriage retreat at St. Luke on Saturday, November 16. Fourteen participating couples heard Fr. Gregory speak about how ego and self-centerdness are the enemies of marriage. Christian marriage is to be focused on humility, service, and forgiveness. Several […]
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 https://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 […]
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 […]
Archbishop Benjamin
Archbishop Benjamin will present a lecture at Whitworth University on Monday, October 14th at Whitworth University in Weyerhaeuser 111. The title of his lecture is Orthodoxy Liturgy and Books. This is the first of four lectures sponsored by the Whitworth Library highlighting its exhibit of liturgical books.
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 […]
Spiritual Warfare Retreat in Post Falls Idaho
Come join us Saturday September 21st, 2019 and hear featured speaker and Author, Joy Corey. Published author of two books, The Tools of Spiritual Warfare and The Divine Eros, Joy is a graduate of St. Stephens Course of Orthodox Theological Studies. She is a frequent conference and retreat speaker all over the U.S and Canada. Serving […]
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 […]
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