November 17, 2018 134 4 A New Icon of Unification and the Question of Our Catholicity The 1917–1918 Russian Church Council bolstered the Church in the beginning of persecution and was a veritable example of the catholicity of the Church….
November 16, 2018 156 0 How to Form an Orthodox Conscience An Orthodox Christian conscience is created by the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ acting within us. It is difficult to form this conscience….
November 16, 2018 185 0 Why so Much Self-humiliation in Prayer? Question: Why is there so much self-humiliation in the prayers from prayerbooks: we have to call ourselves “sinful”, “fool”, “unworthy” and “worthy of conviction…
November 16, 2018 94 0 Home Theater: the Idea of Education and Spiritual Development of Children Read to me! Reading aloud used to be a widespread cultural tradition. Nowadays, people often stop reading to their children and together with…
November 15, 2018 557 4 The Problem of “Unclean” Women and Holy Communion Question: Explain to me, please, why women may not enter a church when they are unclean (during menstruation)? After what period of time after the…
November 15, 2018 81 0 “Our Faith”: Harmonious Combination of Liturgical and Folk Music Led by the renowned precentor Nun Juliania (Denisova) the Monastic Choir of St. Elisabeth is considered to be one of the best Church choirs…
November 15, 2018 503 0 Where Do Liturgical Colors Come From? Today, the Church uses priest and temple vestments of various colors. There is even a full-fledged system of liturgical colors where each holiday has…
November 14, 2018 587 0 Three Stories of Ss. Cosmas and Damian: Who Were They and How to Distinguish Them? “And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out…
November 14, 2018 132 0 The Four Wives of the King and How They Are Connected with Everyone of Us Once upon a time there was a rich King who had four wives. He loved the 4th wife the most and adorned her with…
November 14, 2018 128 0 A Reliquary for St. Luke: a Unique Order Made by the Workshop of St. Elisabeth Convent “And thou shalt make an altar of shittim wood… make for it a grate of network of brass.” (Exodus 27:1,3) It was God…