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		<title>The Letter &#8211; Part III</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:45:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FrMichael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prayer &#38; Giving Is there a direct connection between our prayers being answered and how much money we give to the Church?  It seems like a silly question on the surface, but Metropolitan Isaiah raises an interesting point in his letter, when he talks about the habits of Orthodox Christians while entering the Narthex for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Letter &#8211; Part II</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 23:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FrMichael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Affluence of the Greeks Today we continue in our examination of Metropolitan Isaiah&#8217;s letter to the Faithful of the Metropolis of Denver.  His Eminence points out that the Greek Orthodox people comprise one of the four most affluent ethnic groups in the United States.  He makes this statement not simply as a course of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Letter &#8211; Part I</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 22:15:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FrMichael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Importance of Stewardship The letter of His Eminence Metropolitan Isaiah to the Priests and Parishes throughout the Metropolis of Denver (reprinted in this blog yesterday), has given me a lot to think about.  Not only as a Priest who serves under his Omophorion, but also as one who thinks, writes, and teaches about Faith [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guest Commentary</title>
		<link>http://www.ecclesiasticalconsulting.com/archives/232</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FrMichael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following is a letter from Metropolitan Isaiah of Denver, addressed to the Clergy and Laity throughout his Metropolis. Beloved in the Lord, In my pastoral visits to the holy parishes of this Metropolis &#8211; and I regret that I have not visited some of them in a while &#8211; I have become aware of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Matthew 4:4</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:30:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FrMichael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;&#8217;Man shall not live by bread alone&#8217;&#8230; As Orthodox Christians, we are holistic when it comes to the interpretation of Holy Scripture.  By this, I mean that we see Scripture as a whole, and interpret it through the entire experience of the Church.  We don&#8217;t extract and isolate a single verse, ripping it from it&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>13th Sunday of Matthew</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 03:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FrMichael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Matthew 21:33-42 Stewardship is not a passive activity!  The parable that Christ offers us in this morning&#8217;s Gospel lesson illustrates the fact that He expects us to work at it.  He indeed provides all the materials and the opportunity, but we are charged with actually making something of the situation.  Just as the householder provided [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Matthew 2:10-11</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 17:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FrMichael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy; and going into the house they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him.  Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh. For Orthodox Christians, daily Scripture reading is essential.  The Holy Scriptures not only remind us why [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Life of an Orthodox Christian</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 00:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FrMichael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stewardship is the Key The life of an Orthodox Christian is exemplified by Stewardship.  Everything that we have, and indeed everything that we are, is a gift from God.  Our life, our faith, our families, our careers, our wealth, our possessions &#8211; all gifts from our Benevolent Creator.  This fact is readily understood and accepted [...]]]></description>
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