5 I. WHAT IS THIS SACRAMENT CALLED? 1214 This sacrament is called Baptism , after the central rite by which it is carried out: to baptize (Greek baptizein ) means to "plunge" or "immerse"; the ...
New York, New York — By the grace of God, Orthodox Christianity is spreading across the prisons of the United States. But what about people who were baptized Orthodox Christians before they were ...
A. Baptism was instituted, very probably, about the time Our Lord was baptized by St. John, and its reception was commanded when after His resurrection Our Lord said to His Apostles: "All power is ...
It’s only when we respond to God’s love for us and begin to love him with all our minds, hearts, and souls that we can know what love truly is and how we are called to love those in our lives.
The simplest answer to that question is that the baptism of the Holy Spirit is the receiving of the Holy Spirit. The baptism is the Holy Spirit quickening us, living in us, being Christ’s ...
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has expelled former Prime Minister Antonis Samaras from New Democracy in a sudden move that shocked the center-right party. The New Democracy leader came to ...
This is an interesting and important question. My Lutheran friends will not agree with me, but I think we can distinguish Luther’s view of baptism from a later Lutheran view of baptism. Later ...
Right behind the baptismal font is a painting of the baptism ... According to the Clearwater Greek Festival Facebook page, all net proceeds will go to help local disaster relief after the recent ...
In the last decade, you have no doubt seen the explosion of yogurt options available at the grocery store. While many of the traditional options of years past are still available, Greek yogurt has ...