Feb 24, 2023 | Author - Lazar Puhalo
Faith is an orientation of the soul, not an accord with a collection of facts. If sin ultimately means alienation from God, then its cure, true repentance, must consist in a re-orientation of one's mind, soul and life toward Jesus Christ and His...
Feb 21, 2023 | Author - Lazar Puhalo
The Feast of the Conscience – Lazar Puhalo Let us think of today as the feast of the conscience, because our conscience is our judge. The holy fathers tell us that even on Judgment Day when the Lord is present, our conscience will be our judge. When we behold the...
Jan 24, 2023 | Author - Lazar Puhalo
The Orthodox concept of redemption may be briefly epitomized as follows: the meaning of "atonement" is really "to remove (or overcome) the cause of separation." In other words, man is alienated from God by sin (by his constant "missing of the...
Nov 26, 2022 | Author - Lazar Puhalo
INTENT AND CONCEPT Since we are going to be discussing corporatism and commonweal in various contexts, we should say something about these two concepts. Corporatism is a basic principle of fascism. It seeks to curtail individualism, not in the...
Nov 25, 2022 | Author - Lazar Puhalo
Supplement by Abp. Lazar Perhaps at the root of the problem is a misunderstanding about ekonomia. The concept is that when "akrivia" [the strict application of a canon or doctrine] might actually hinder someone's salvation–or even emotional and...
Oct 24, 2022 | Author - Lazar Puhalo
"Jesus Christ is going to touch you today" A Pre-Communion Exhortation by Abp. Lazar Puhalo All Saints of North America Monastery – October 23, 2022 Transcript below video Luke 7:11-16 At that time, Jesus went to a city called Nain, and his...
