October 23, 2018 200 0 3 Great Feats of Faith of Patriarch Abraham On October 9 (old style) the Orthodox Church commemorated a great saint and prophet – Abraham, the Old Testament patriarch and forefather. We all…
October 23, 2018 36 1 A Visit to the Not Indifferent Ones: a Personal Story about the First Meeting with Special Children Sometimes they only need physical contact. They are excited every time you touch or hug them. The feeling of having someone around makes them…
October 22, 2018 95 0 Parable of the Day: The Fed Up Sparrow A thunderstorm was over. There was a rainbow over the fields. A sparrow said: “I’m fed up with being colorless and…
October 22, 2018 399 0 What Do Charcoal and Christians Have in Common? Everything I know about fire I learned from being an Altar Server. Fire is hot, it can burn you, and boy it can be…
October 22, 2018 79 0 Q&A with a Priest: What If Doctors Say We Can’t Have Children? Question: Father Andrew, please tell us what to do. We’re married for more than two years now, and we had a church wedding. We’ve found out…
October 21, 2018 519 0 Veneration of Icons in the Early Church – Could It Be Possible? Question: “Isn’t the fact that there were controversies over icons well into the 9th century proof that the early Church did not venerate icons?”…
October 21, 2018 514 1 Who Is Satan? The Holy Fathers Explain Humor: once there was a poor young couple, and the husband served as a minister. He complained to his wife for breaking her promise…
October 21, 2018 563 0 What Is the ‘Fervor’ Used during the Liturgy? Fervor is boiling water, which is poured into the Chalice after the transmutation of the Holy Gifts. The boiling water is poured into the…
October 19, 2018 42 0 “You Simply Have to Love”: a Short Review on the Most Popular Album of St. Elisabeth Convent’s Choirs Nun Juliania, a choral conductor and Church composer, is well-known both in her home country Belarus and abroad. In the past years Nun Juliania’s…
October 19, 2018 349 0 “Infancy Gospel of Thomas”: Could Apostle Thomas in Fact Be the Author of This Apocrypha? Many people, especially those who are far from the Church and its many-sided life often blam the Church of Christ for the fact that…