Blind Faith.
Sixth Sunday of Pascha - The Blind Man Now as Jesus passed by, He saw a man who was blind from birth. And His disciples asked Him,...
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Serviam
May 27, 20222 min read
The Purpose of Illness.
"Earthly life—this brief period—is given to man by the mercy of the Creator in order that man may use it for his salvation, that is, for...
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Serviam
May 25, 20223 min read
The Theology of Illness.
There is no one, who in the course of a lifetime, has not had to face some form of illness. It's not 'if' we get sick, but rather 'when'....
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Serviam
May 23, 20223 min read
Saint Basil's Basileiad.
What did the first hospital look like? Who was Basil the Great? From a purely physical point of view, he was a weak man, burdened with...
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Serviam
May 22, 20225 min read
Searching for Water in a Land of Shallow Wells.
The promise is quite audacious. It was both a proclamation, made to a thirsty woman at a well during mid-day, and a pledge, that common...
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Serviam
May 20, 20223 min read
How To Overcome the Fear of Death.
This excerpt is taken from an exceptional and timely book authored by Physician and Orthodox Christian Dr. Daniel B. Hinshaw "Suffering...
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Serviam
May 18, 20222 min read
Holy Orthodoxy on Modern Medicine.
When St. Basil the Great was asked if going to a doctor and taking medicine were in keeping with ways of piety, he replied: Saint Basil...
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Serviam
May 16, 20222 min read
Medicine Big Pharma Can't Make.
Which medicine brought about spiritual rebirth to the souls of men? Was it not the gigantic Cross of our Lord Jesus? If the Lord had...
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Serviam
May 15, 20223 min read
A Bed That Walks.
Fourth Sunday of Pascha: The Paralyzed Man. After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is in...
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Serviam
May 13, 20222 min read
Unmercenary Healers.
Holy Unmercenaries (Greek: Άγιοι Ανάργυροι) literally the "ones without silver or money" is an epithet applied to a number of Christian...
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Serviam
May 11, 20221 min read
Live Deeply.
Whatever God sends us we must accept and do our best with. Every day brings a new struggle, a new chance to increase our prayers, and new...
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Serviam
May 9, 20222 min read
Rise. Shine.
It is later than you think. The truth is that the illnesses, afflictions and tribulations of Christians brings about the cleansing of...
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Serviam
May 8, 20223 min read
He Is Not Here.
The painting Holy myrrh-bearing women at the tomb of the risen Christ is a painting by Maxim Dergachev Third Sunday of Pascha: The...
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Serviam
May 6, 20222 min read
Without This Suffering I Am Nothing.
Romanian priest, Father George Calciu, and thousands of other young, talented, intellectual and Christian men and women were targeted by...
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Serviam
May 4, 20222 min read
Follow Me.
In order to follow Christ, let us take up our cross. The taking up of our cross is called the willing pious submission to God’s judgment...
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Serviam
May 2, 20222 min read
God Has Not Forgotten You.
God did not come into the world to eradicate suffering. He did not come even to explain it. God came into the world to fill human...
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Serviam
May 1, 20223 min read
Peace To You.
St. Thomas Sunday - Second Sunday of Pascha: Antipascha "Then, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors...
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