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Our Faith Articles and Resources for the Orthodox Church
Dress Code We request that you think "modesty" when dressing for Church. Men: Please...no shorts or sleeveless shirts. Women: Please...no pants; Dresses or skirts with hemlines below the knees. No bare shoulders, and please...do not wear lipstick if you plan to receive Holy Communion.
The Sacrament of Confession Fr. Peter Orfanakos
Through the forgiveness of sins in the Sacrament of Confession, the past is no longer an intolerable burden but rather an encouragement for what lies ahead. Life acquires an attitude of expectation, not of despondency; and confession becomes the way out of the impasse caused by sin.
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Young People and Confession
Fr. Milton Efthimiou The motivation for this article came from a young teenager who heard me speak on pornography and drugs. He asked me if it was a sin to read "dirty books," and to occasionally smoke marijuana. I told him that he should go to his priest and that if he wished to reconcile himself with God, he should go to the sacrament of confession. He called me back one day and said that his priest said that we no longer emphasize the confessional and that the confessional should be used for very serious sins.
The Sacraments Rev. Thomas Fitzgerald May-24-2004
Describes the meaning and importance of liturgical life.
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The Saints of the Orthodox Church George Bebis, Ph.D. It must be stated at the beginning that the only true "saint" or holy one (Hagios) is God Himself. The Bible states "For I am the Lord your God; you shall name yourselves holy and keep yourselves holy, because I am holy ... " (Levit. 11:44; 19:2 and 20:7). Man becomes holy and "sainted" by participation in the holiness of God. (read on)
Why Orthodox Christians Are Not Cremated Fr. John Touloumes
Cremation (burning the bodies of those who have died to the point of ashes) is a practice which is being "sold" as a cost-effective, space-conservative alternative to traditional burial of the body. Throughout her history, however, the Orthodox Church has prohibited this practice. But, as in many areas of the Faith, we must take the time to learn why the Church takes such a position.
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