Одна из бесед о. Александра Шмемана на Радио «Свобода», в которой он поздравляет своих слушателей с Новым годом.
Sermon delivered on the last day of 2017. In the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, One God. Amen.
Happy upcoming New Year! There is a tradition, as the last seconds of the old year are ticking down, to make a wish, as if asking the unknown and mysterious future to grant our wishes, and expecting from the coming year something that we desire the most. Sunday, Dec. 24, on Epistle of St Paul to the Colossians 3:4-11 In the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, One God. Amen.
You've heard me talk in the past about how unwelcoming and dangerous this world is. How our culture is basically messed up. How we, as Christians, should try to avoid the traps this world and the perverseness of the culture. Современная молодежь – самое правильное из всех поколений, какие только можно себе представить12/23/2017
Источник: ПравМир.ру Кто такие – «упущенная молодежь», какой кайф ловят в очереди за айфоном, чем аукнется фото ребенка без памперса в соцсетях и почему мы не видим, что становимся менее агрессивными и более асексуальными – рассказывает политолог Екатерина Шульман.
Source: Father Lawrence Farley's Blog Kissing in church during the services? You got it.
What is the Kiss of Peace, why is it part of our Liturgy? For answers read below. Sunday, December 17, on Colossians 1:12-18 In the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, One God. Amen.
Constant search – that’s what our life is. We are always searching for something, but at times we have no idea for what. Sometimes it might be for the best college either for ourselves or for our children. Sometimes we look for a better job, one that would either pay more or give us less headache. Right now all of us are probably looking for the perfect Christmas gift. By Fr Alexander Schmemann Source: SVOTS Synaxis Blog Part one of this article is here. The Essentials of Encounter
It is here that I must stress again the fundamental quality of American culture: its openness to criticism and change, to challenge and judgment. Throughout the whole of American history, Americans have asked: “What does it mean to be American?” “What is America for?” And they are still asking these questions. Here is our chance, and here is our duty. The evaluation of American culture in Orthodox terms requires first a knowledge of Orthodoxy, and second a knowledge of the true American culture and tradition. By Fr Alexander Schmemann Source: SVOTS Synaxis Blog On this day, December 13, 2017, the 34th anniversary of the repose of Protopresbyter Alexander Schmemann [Dean of St. Vladimir’s Seminary 1962–1983], we recall his love for his adopted country, the United States, and his hope that the Orthodox Christian faith could grow in North America organically, with a vitality constantly renewed by the breath of the Spirit of God.
The following article by Father Alexander summarizes his thoughts on the still-burning issue of the intersection between faith and culture. It addresses the question of how to be “truly Orthodox yet fully American.” It was adapted from a lecture given at the 1968 National Conference of Orthodox College Students and printed in Volume III, No.4 of CONCERN, a youth-oriented magazine no longer in publication. |