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Sex and Cohabitation

Category: Come Receive the Light

Tune in for our final week of "Let's Talk About Sex" to hear about living together before marriage and what God's purpose for our sexuality is. Fr. Joseph Purpura speaks about the holiness of our sexuality and how it is meant to enrich our marital lives. We'll also hear from Prof. Galena Rhoades about sex and cohabitation. Dr. Rhoades is a Senior Researcher at the University of Denver. She also runs a private practice and regularly helps in the development of relationship education curricula with the National Healthy Marriage Resource Center.

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Sunday of the Paralytic

Category: Come Receive the Light - Greek

On CRTL Greek, Dimitris Karavasilis looks into the incident of the handicapped man waiting by the pool of Bethesda to be healed. He focuses on the issue of faith as well as the personal responsibilities one must take in order to be healed and stay away from sin, as it is the main root of illness. Jesus has a lot of things to teach us through this miraculous healing.
Ο Δημήτρης Καραβασίλης με την βοήθεια των Πατέρων ερευνά την θεραπεία του παραλυτικού της Βηθεσδα απο τον Κύριο. Εστιάζει κυρίως στην φράση "άνθρωπον ουκ έχω" για να μεταφέρει το μήνυμα της μοναξιάς και της αμαρτίας που μαστίζει τον σύγχρονο κόσμο καθώς και την ανάγκη υπέρβασης τους και επιστροφής στον Κύριο

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Resurreccion de nuestro Señor Jesucristo/Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ

Category: Vengan a Recibir la Luz/CRTL Spanish

En este episodio de Vengan a Recibir la Luz, los presentadores Padre Aristidis Arizi y Padre David Wooten hablan de la Resurrección de nuestro Señor Jesucristo y su significado en la Iglesia Ortodoxa.  Dos himnos pascuales --  el Tropario de Pascua en Español, Inglés, y Griego y "El Ángel Exclamó," ambos cantados por los niños del Hogar Rafael Ayau -- siguen.  Finalmente, el Padre Miguel Marcantoni lee la lectura de la epístola (II Cor. 4.6-15) y el evangelio (Lucas 10.25-37), y da un sermón sobre la Parábola del Buen Samaritano.
(On this episode of Vengan a Recibir la Luz/CRTL Spanish, hosts Fr. Aristidis Arizi and Fr. David Wooten talk about the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ and its meaning in the Orthodox Church. Two Paschal hymns -- the Paschal troparion sung in Spanish, English, and Greek, and "The Angel Cried," both sung by the children of the Hogar Rafael Ayau -- follow. Finally, Fr. Michael Marcantoni offers the episode's Epistle reading (II Cor. 4.6-15) and Gospel reading (Lucas 10.25-37), then gives a sermon on the Parable of the Good Samaritan.)

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Rise up! Be healed & follow the Lord

Category: Theologically Thinking

Theologically Thinking: On the occasion of the Sunday of the Paralytic, Fr. Athanasios Haros of the Transfiguration of Our Savior Greek Orthodox Church, in Florence, SC shares his sermon entitled "Rise up! Be healed and follow the Lord."

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Wedding Liturgy and Scripture

Category: Special Moments in Orthodoxy

On Special Moments in Orthodoxy, as we continue to explore the monthly theme, we recall that Jesus hallowed the intimate bond between man and woman by his ministry and miracle at the Wedding of Cana. Fr. William Chiganos explores the Church’s esteem for marriage in the words of the Wedding Liturgy and Scripture.

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