Jesus continues the theme he began two weeks ago: our approach to prayer. Two weeks ago, he began by emphasizing the importance of gratitude, exemplified by the thanksgiving of the cured Samaritan ...

You speak to God Who knows all things. Await the decree of the Judge. None of those skilled in the practice of wrestling ever crowns himself; nor does any man receive the crown of himself, but awaits ...

“Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, ‘God, I thank thee that I am not as other men are, extortioners ...

KEENE, N.H. -- The Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee will be observed Sunday, Feb. 5, at St. George Greek Orthodox Church, 70 West St. Matins is scheduled at 9:15 a.m. followed by Divine Liturgy ...

Three weeks before Lent begins each year, the Eastern Orthodox Church celebrates the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee (Luke 18:9–14). For Orthodox Christians, this parable, in which a Pharisee ...

This parable, found only in Luke, displays all the themes that Luke is so fond of: salvation is given to all; the Jewish Law alone does not make a person righteous; and divine mercy is there for all ...