THE MARGINALIZED, THE OUTCAST, the different, the diseased, the stranger, the warehoused—these are the people Our Lord frequently ministers to in and holds before us as examples of living faith. And so, if we wish to be Christians (i.e., those who have Christ living through us), then we should also show intentional compassion to these same folks. But who are they? The marginalized are the people whom we—in our mind, in our society, in our attitude—shove to the sidelines and think little of. The outcasts are the people who are...
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Our latest edition of “Exploring Orthodoxy” will begin on Monday, September 12 at 7 p.m. It will be offered for 12 consecutive Mondays, ending on November 27. The focus of these classes will be to discuss the basic themes of the Orthodox Faith using the lens of the Sunday Mass. These classes are aimed primarily at those who wish to learn more about what the Orthodox Church teaches. As such, they are open to inquirers who don’t want to commit to becoming Orthodox, catechumens who have already expressed their desire...
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