SSCORRE! Saint Sophia Cathedral Online Resources for our Religious Edification Topic of the Week – Timeless Truths “…Fr. Symeon continues to live, of course, and is now present among us. The Elder is present in the vivid words that he left us and with which he will continue to feed us, to support us, to preach to us and teach us, as he always did: with authority, unerringly, and in truth.” From Abbess Filothei’s obituary

SSCORRE! Saint Sophia Cathedral Online Resources for our Religious Edification Topic of the Week: Orthodoxy is the True Faith: New Truths Do Not Exist Saint Porphyrios did not accept the New Age position that all religions simply represent “different paths” which leads to the same God. “We Greeks, here,” he said, “possess one religion: we are Christians… However… Even from us Greek Orthodox Christians, many have become atheists… Only Christ’s religion unites and we all ought

SSCORRE! Saint Sophia Cathedral Online Resources for our Religious Edification Topic of the Week – The End of Comfortable Christianity   When we remember the holy martyrs, ancient or modern, we see one and the same thing: “I have no other God than the Lord Jesus Christ with His Father and the Holy Spirit. I honor the authorities, but I don’t deify them; I obey the law, but I don’t grovel; I respect everyone, but

SSCORRE! Saint Sophia Cathedral Online Resources for our Religious Edification Topic of the Week – Reversing Judgmental Thoughts  Since the enemy watches you constantly, waiting for an opportunity to sow evil in you, be doubly watchful over yourself, lest you fall in the nets spread for you. As soon as he shows you some fault in your neighbor, hasten to repel this thought, lest it take root in you and grow. Cast it out, so

SSCORRE! Saint Sophia Cathedral Online Resources for our Religious Edification Topic of the Week – We Christians are Not of This World and Should Not Adapt To It “We have one duty, to be Orthodox Christians, every day, not only on Saturday and Sunday. Every single hour. We must confess our faith everywhere throughout the length of our lives….” Excerpted from We Christians Are Not of This World and Should Not Adapt to It Adult/Family: “Q:—Different periods

SSCORRE! Saint Sophia Cathedral Online Resources for our Religious Edification Topic of the Week – Here is a spectacle worthy of bitter lamentation: Christians who do not know in what Christianity consists! –St. Ignatius Brianchaninov “…St. Ignatius Brianchaninov… addresses mentalities and ideas that have only become more accentuated in our times. As Orthodox Christians, St. Ignatius calls us to cultivate our understanding, not on arbitrary ideas from the world but rather the everlasting Truth of Jesus Christ.

SSCORRE! Saint Sophia Cathedral Online Resources for our Religious Edification Topic of the Week – On Where We Derive Our Peace and Security “A person who owns nothing — or, more precisely, who desires to own nothing, and regards nothing as a personal possession– in spirit owns everything. He can look at a beautiful valley, regardless of who the legal owner is, and rejoice in its beauty. He can look at any fine building, and

SSCORRE! Saint Sophia Cathedral Online Resources for our Religious Edification Topic of the Week: How Not to Forget Christ Among Everyday Cares  “The end of Lent is not an appeal to spiritual lassitude.  I think there is only one way to never forget Christ, and that is what the Old Testament calls “walking before God,” when a person dedicates his whole life to God.  It is as if we say, “Let us commit all our life

SSCORRE! Saint Sophia Cathedral Online Resources for our Religious Edification ___________________________________________________________ A Message from Maria Spanos I am passionate about our Orthodox Christian faith and seek to help others learn as much as they can about it. My purpose here is to share online resources that help strengthen our relationship with Christ and bind us closer to His Church. I believe they are invaluable in learning about our precious Orthodox Tradition, and are a great

SSCORRE! Saint Sophia Cathedral Online Resources for our Religious Edification Topic of the Week: Living Holy Week   “…Lent was a time to begin reorienting our lives around Christ and His Church. If Lent was the start, Holy Week is the culmination. It is the time when every Christian is called to put aside the things of the world and hit the pause button on their outside lives. The world is passing away. Only the Lord’s kingdom will