Одбележан крајот на учебната 2022 за учениците од наставата по веронаука во училиштето Карлтон, Сиднеј
“За да се познае мудроста и поуката, за да се разберат изреките на разумот за да се усвојат правилата на благоразумието, … на младите знаење и расудување… Слушај ја, синко, поуката на татка си и не го отфрлај заветот на мајка си. Зашто тоа е красен венец за главата твоја и украс за вратот твој.“ […]
Orthodox religious education for Macedonian students in public schools in New South Wales, Australia
The Macedonian Orthodox Church – Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (MOCDANZ) – has recently become an approved Orthodox religious service provider at the Ministry of Education of New South Wales, Australia.
Special Religious Education (SRE) is …
MOCDANZ has become an approved Special Religious Education (SRE) provider of the Department of Education in NSW
Why do we venerate icons when the Ten Commandments read: “You shall not make for yourself a carved image… you shall not bow down to them nor serve them”(Exodus 20:4,5)?
Because the purpose of this commandment was to keep Israel from falling into idolatry, not to forbid the use of all images. The Orthodox use of icons is important for several reasons: Icons help safeguard the right belief about Jesus Christ; Icons are a visual aid for teaching the Christian Faith; Icons help us remember […]
Why do we use church tradition as a source for our beliefs and practices and not the Bible alone as many Protestants claim is proper?
Because the Bible commands us to be faithful to the tradition of the Apostles; and the Bible cannot be (nor does it claim to be) a self-sufficient source of Christian belief and practice. Furthermore all Christians rely on church tradition to some degree, whether they are aware of it or not. The real question, then, […]
Why do we make the sigh of the cross?
Why do we make the sigh of the cross? This is one of the most ancient and universal traditions of the Church, which, although not specifically mentioned in the Bible, is certainly consonant with it. Christians have used this sigh because the cross is the central symbol of the Christian Faith, and by tracing its […]
Why do we call our priests “father”?
Why do we call our priests “father,” when Jesus said in Matthew 23:9, “Do not call anyone on earth your father”?
A. Our Lord was not speaking literally in Matthew 23:9; rather the context shows that His true aim was …