By Evan Kardaras, Sub-Deacon in Sydney, Australia. Some of our Protestant brothers and sisters, object to the reception of the Holy Spirit in the Mystery of Chrismation. They do not believe we receive the Holy Spirit, through the laying on of hands of the Priesthood. They believe the Holy Spirit is received simply through faith.... Continue Reading →
By Fr. Peter Farrington – St. George Ministry – Coptic Mission Communities in the UK. Our Lord Jesus famously spoke about the new birth when he addressed Nicodemus, one of the Pharisees, who had come to Jesus in the night. In John 3:3-7 he says… “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born... Continue Reading →
By Evan Kardaras, Sub-Deacon in Sydney, Australia. (Article written in December 2018) In the First Apology (Defence) of St Justin Martyr, we find a very early witness of the Early Churches’ practice of Baptism, and the Liturgical gathering in which they partook of the Eucharist (Holy Communion). St Justin was born in 100AD and died... Continue Reading →
By Fr. Gabriel Wissa - Parish Priest from St. George & St. Joseph Coptic Orthodox Church, Montreal, Canada. What makes baptism so essential for my salvation? To be able to answer such questions we have to go back to the time of Adam and Eve and see what happened there. God created Adam and Eve,... Continue Reading →
By St. Basil the Great Our Lord made a covenant with us through baptism in order to give us eternal life. There is in baptism an image both of death and of life, the water being the symbol of death, the Spirit giving the pledge of life. The association of water and the Spirit is... Continue Reading →
By Fr. Peter Farrington – St. George Ministry – Coptic Mission Communities in the UK. I was recently asked how our Orthodox Church might be able to defend the practice of infant baptism when it does not appear to be taught in the Bible. This is a good question, and I will respond in this brief... Continue Reading →
By Fr. Peter Farrington – St. George Ministry – Coptic Mission Communities in the UK. You are becoming attracted and even convinced by the teachings and practices of the Orthodox Church as far as you understand them. It seems as though the next step is to become a member of the Orthodox Church. But looming up... Continue Reading →
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