What kind of a God would allow such things to happen?

December 17, 2016 · by Father James Guirguis | in Atheism, Christmas, feast, Salvation, Uncategorized | tagged Christianity, faith, gnostic, image, life, Orthodox Church, relationships, religion | 7 Comments

The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (1:1-25) In today’s gospel reading we are given a foretaste of the great feast of Nativity and the Christmas celebration. The evangelist St. Matthew has left a wonderful present under the tree and he teases us to contemplate it and think about it and perhaps […]

Salvation as Invitation

December 10, 2016 · by Father James Guirguis | in Eucharist, feast, prayer, Salvation, Uncategorized | tagged Christianity, Eucharist, invitation, life, prayer, relationships, religion, repentance, salvation, the truth | Leave a comment

The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (14:16-24) The great philosopher Socrates once said “The unexamined life is not worth living.” What a statement! “The unexamined life is not worth living.” I suspect that if we all take a step back or rather, if we take a step and look inward, we […]

When “being religious” is a sickness

December 3, 2016 · by Father James Guirguis | in church, prayer, Salvation, Uncategorized | tagged Christ, faith, Judaism, life, relationships, religion, society, stories, the truth | 2 Comments

The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke 13:10-17 One of the risks and temptations whenever one decides to practice their faith or religion is the temptation to adhere strictly to the rules and regulations without giving attention to the inner disposition. One of the things we learn from Our Lord, God and […]