May 24, 2008 | Author - Lazar Puhalo
I. INTRODUCTION When Dr Andrew Sopko made a comment about Personalism in his examination of my theology, I became curious about the philosophy of Christian Personalism and its French roots. Dr Sopko observed that, unlike some contemporary...
Feb 19, 2008 | Author - Lazar Puhalo
THINKING THEOLOGICALLY INTENT We are not going to re-examine the already familiar list of conflicting beliefs that separate the Western creeds from the Orthodox Christian Church, but rather speak of the way so many people think and talk about...
Dec 26, 2007 | Author - Lazar Puhalo
Preface: Faith is an orientation of the soul, not an accord with a collection of facts . Faith is not only the fact that we believe, but what we believe. God calls us to the former, and has given us the latter. Not all faith is good, not all...
Nov 5, 2007 | Author - Lazar Puhalo
JURIDICAL VENGEANCE OR CO-SUFFERING LOVEA More Positive Exposition for the Moral Content of the Dogma Of Redemption[i] In order to provide a completely Orthodox interpretation of the dogma of redemption for people interested in theological questions, it is necessary...
Sep 13, 2007 | Author - Lazar Puhalo
As in most Christian sects, Orthodox Christians do believe in a “Final Judgment”, but the Orthodox differ in their belief in that people – ultimately – judge themselves…One Orthodox prayer says that God is "…everywhere present and fills...
Mar 27, 2007 | Author - Lazar Puhalo
Paschal Message ofArchbishop Lazar (Puhalo)Abbot of the Canadian Orthodox Monasteryof All Saints of North America (OCA). PASCHA 2007 This is foremost in the saving ekonomy in the flesh: to bring human nature into unity with itself and with the Saviour, having...