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Written by Father Tommy Vlachos
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Sooner or later, my dear Friends, young men and women as
well as parents will face the generative problem of their children. They will
face it because this instinct is natural; or better said, it was implanted by
God in the organism of every man and it presents itself on its own at a certain
age. Therefore, as we mentioned in our previous issue, in order to direct their
children correctly in the matter of the generative instinct, parents must take
under consideration other rules. They must avoid tempting, inciting and exciting this passion. Certainly the
environment that children are living in and are associating with does not help
in this matter.
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The Mystery of Virgin Mary |
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Written by Fr. Dionysios Listermann-Verling, MA, MDiv.
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On November 1, 1950, Pope
Pius XII in his encyclical Munificentissimus Deus, proclaimed to the world the
following:
“By the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, of the Blessed
Apostles Peter and Paul, and by our own authority, we pronounce, declare, and
define it to be a divinely revealed dogma: that the Immaculate Mother of God, the ever Virgin Mary, having completed
the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory.”
What
is curious is that in this papal document no where is it mentioned that the
Virgin Mary actually died.
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Goneis (Parents) and Grown Children: The Attitude of Parents and Young People Toward the Generative |
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Written by Father Tommy Vlachos
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By Father Tommy Vlachos Sooner or later, my dear Friends, young men and women, as well as parents, will face the generative problem of their children. They will face it because this instinct is natural, or better said, it was implanted by God in the organism of every man and it presents itself on its own at a certain age. In older times the stimuli of the environment were fewer; therefore the generative instinct was presented somewhat later. Today, however, with so many stimuli like television, cinema theaters, internet, various printed publications, etc., this instinct is presented a lot earlier. For this reason, parents and children must confront this great problem and have the right stand toward it: a stand that it is not a bad evolution of the youth, but a normal maturing. This is part of healthy development in a child. |
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Dusty Pictures Full of Memories |
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Written by Father Dionysios Listermann-Vierling
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Some months ago I was cleaning out a cabinet in my office at the Dormition of the Theotokos Greek Orthodox Church in Greensboro, NC. During the process I noticed several framed photographs tucked behind the cabinet. Pulling them out, I discovered that these were pictures of various church hierarchs, all of whom were long deceased. They were dusty and clearly had not seen the light of day for a long time.
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These Aren't Santa's Elves |
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Written by Father Dionysios Listermann-Vierling
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The Christmas Season is a festive time for people throughout the world. Little children, with their bright eyes and hopeful smiles, eagerly look forward to this feast day. It is not so much because of the festively decorated Christmas tree or glasses of spiced eggnog but rather for the gifts of toys Santa Claus traditionally brings them on the morning of December 25th.
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