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Feast of the Annunciation. Sermon by Dr. Irina Paert

The sermon for the Feast of the Annunciation is given by Dr. Irina Paert. Dr. Paert is an assistant professor at the School of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Tartu, Estonia. Being born in Russia and graduating from the Urals State University in Yekaterinburg, she continued her postgraduate studies at the Central…

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The Christmas Glow of “God with Us”
Liturgical life, Theology

The Christmas Glow of “God with Us”

by V.K. McCarty All this took place to fulfill what had been said by the Lord through the prophet: “Look, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him “Emmanuel,” which means, “God is with us.”—Matt. 1:22-23 May the Lord bless you with peace, and good will, and joy. From Matthew’s…

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Woman of Peace, Temple of War
Culture and Arts, Religion and Politics

Woman of Peace, Temple of War

by Matthew J. Milliner The Main Cathedral of the Russian Armed Forces was sprinkled with holy water by Patriarch Kirill in 2020, but that does not mean it is holy. It has forsaken the elegant curves of a traditional Russian dome to deliberately resemble nuclear missiles (which Russian priests have cheerily blessed). The classic two-dimensional…

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Why the Incarnation Is Rational
Theology

Why the Incarnation Is Rational

by Aristotle Papanikolaou  |  ελληνικά  |  ру́сский  |  српски It is the Annunciation, the Euaggelismos, the Announcing of the Good News to Mary that she will bear the Christ child whom she will name Jesus; the day of the Incarnation, the day God became human in the form of a man. We celebrate this story on March 25th….

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