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I bought one icon bracelet for myself and one for my mother...they are beautiful. My mother liked hers so much she bought 2 more for her friends. Super fast shipping! Thank you!
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It was once said by St. Vladimir's Seminary professor Serge Verhovskoy that, "Orthodoxy is the absence of one-sidedness." Although this statement about the theological fullness of the Orthodox faith was intended for a different context its implications are far reaching and are woven into the very fabric of Fullness of the Faith.
Everything has its life and being in Christ and therefore all things exist and are indwelled by the Sacred One. Therefore, for the true Christian, like the ancient Fathers and Mothers of the Church, nothing is profane or totally depraved - least of all humans! No, rather, everything is sacramental in nature, capable, at least in potential, of imaging its Creator and making present Reality beyond itself. No matter how profane the use of a thing has become (be it t-shirt or the one wearing it), the thing itself is not profane for all was deemed "Good" by its Creator. In our Orthodoxy liturgical life we experience this daily... simple bread and wine are shown to be the real presence of God, waters receive and swallow the One who walked upon and calmed them, the Uncontainable One is contained in the womb of a virgin.
This fundamental high view of creation and of mankind, which lies at the heart of the ancient Orthodox Christian confession of Christ, should not only impact the songs sung in our cathedrals but how their walls are built. It should not only impact the way we reverence the Bread of Life but how we care for the earth and the people who bring forth the wheat and leaven the loaf. This upmost dignity impressed upon all of Creation by God should be the canon or plumb line for all endeavors, but especially businesses, started by Christians.
To act responsibly in this regard, organizations and businesses must look beyond their "supply chain" and "bottom line." Consideration should be given to the material, financial, social and spiritual impact of our business, our marketing, our products - our whole existence. Further, we must demonstrate courageous leadership to our suppliers and partners, encouraging them to see that "corporate responsibility" includes at a minimum ecological sustainability and social justice as a continual process of their improvement.
This kind of leadership means making the hard and economically sacrificial decision only to purchase raw materials from suppliers who agree with our understanding of corporate responsibility, as stated above.
According to a leading organic apparel supplier we purchase from:
"It takes one-third of a pound of fertilizers and pesticides to produce the average cotton t-shirt. But by working exclusively with organic farmers, we keep millions of pounds of chemicals out of the environment, which has a positive impact on watersheds, wildlife and humans... Treating people fairly, honestly, and ethically is a cornerstone of corporate responsibility. It begins in our own backyard, paying employees a decent wage, offering a safe and healthy work environment, and encouraging employees to grow in their work and their lives... Social equity also means that we work with our vendors, subcontractors, suppliers and business partners to make sure that workplace conditions are safe, that workers are not harassed or abused, that all workers are treated with respect, and that our products will never be made with forced labor or child labor. We require documentation of socially equitable practices, and we inspect our overseas partners to ensure they comply."
This is the kind of company we want to support with our purchases and yours.
Being successful and having a company conscience formed by our Orthodox Christian faith are mutually supportive goals. What is more, striving for ecological responsibility and being concerned with understanding and guiding the far-reaching impact of our company are values that we believe are not only moral imperatives but communicate the fullness of our faith in practice.
Fr. Justin Mathews
Founder
Fullness of the Faith
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