Articles by: Fr. Dr. Jacob Mathew

Mar Philoxenos: In The Fullness of Three Score and Ten

Mar Philoxenos: In The Fullness of Three Score and Ten Diocese of Delhi celebrated the 71st birthday of her shepherd Metropolitan Prof. Job Mar Philoxenos. Celebrations began with the Holy Qurbana in the evening of May 7th, 2010 at the Delhi Diocesan Center, Tuglaquabad, New Delhi. The Metropolitan himself was the chief celebrant. It was also an occasion

Fr. Dr. T.J. Joshua Retires from the Orthodox Theological Seminary

Fr. Dr. T.J. Joshua Retires from the Orthodox Theological Seminary Fr. Dr. T.J. Joshua, the great grand guru and the golden tongue of Malankara Church decides to retire from the Seminary. He had served the Seminary almost from the time of its revival at

Look, The Cross Is Empty!

Look, The Cross Is Empty! In the Quolo of vespers for the Saturday of Holy Week after the Sedro, it is described the shout of David: “Death entered into sheol carrying the body of Messiah, who had succumbed to death. Seeing Him from far away, David shouted; “Doors, lift up your heads, Gates of ancient

Mid Lent: A Theological Glance Into Its Meanings

Mid Lent: A Theological Glance Into Its Meanings Mid lent is the 25th day of the Holy Lent and the Orthodox Tradition considers this day as a feast of extreme importance. What are the significances of Mid Lent? What shall we understand from the readings of Mid Lent? Does this have a bearing to the festival of Easter?

Stem Cell Research: An Orthodox Response

Stem Cell Research: An Orthodox Response It is always presumed by the World that Christian Orthodoxy is a path that is old and outdated that it can not have any constructive and positive response to any problem from the modern world of epistemological advancement. Is this true? Stem Cell Research is a very modern field of

Authority: Human & Divine, A Preamble

Authority: Human & Divine, A Preamble The word ‘authority’ in English means power, may it be shared or absolute, to see and make things happen, to decide, to establish, to govern, to manage etc. The Oxford Dictionary of English Language gives certain explanations to the word authority. Yet they, seem to me at least, need more

St. Paul’s Church of Greater Orlando Temporarily Consecrated

St. Paul’s Church of Greater Orlando Temporarily Consecrated The St. Paul's Orthodox Church of Greater Orlando in Florida under the South West American Diocese was consecrated temporarily by the Diocesan Metropolitan Alexios Mar Eusebius on Friday, October 9, 2009 after the evening prayer

The Holy Cross

The Holy Cross The holy cross has a tremendous value in Christian tradition. Although some see the holy cross now days as simply an ornament to put on around their neck or on their fingers, the Church sees it with much weight, as the instrument the Lord employed to pen the script of

St. Severus Of Antioch On Aims Of Incarnation

St. Severus Of Antioch On Aims Of Incarnation Severus: The celebrated Patriarch Without least hesitation, St. Severus, the Patriarch of Antioch (512-518), can be qualified as the theologian of Anti-Chalcedonian tradition and he enjoys there the greatest of all qualifications given to any Church Father. The Syrian Church extols him as the crown of Syrians, the eloquent mouth,
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