February 11, 2025 116 0 Prayer From the Abyss: How Brokenness Became the Path to Grace On February 9, 2025, the Orthodox Church marks the Sunday of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector—the first of four special Sundays preparing our…
January 27, 2025 361 3 “Only Begotten Son” – Who Wrote the Hymn Sung at Every Liturgy? Justinian I was a ruler of contrasts: a great legislator, builder of cities and churches, and a defender of Orthodox doctrine on one hand,…
January 14, 2025 354 2 Guided by the Star: The Magi’s Journey to Christ We often hear about the Star of Bethlehem in the hymns and carols of the Nativity, but how often do we pause to reflect…
December 31, 2024 372 1 How Many Years Have Passed Since the Nativity of Christ? The modern calendar, used almost universally, begins with the Nativity of Christ. But was Christ truly born two thousand years ago, as this system…
December 17, 2024 721 3 There Are Three Women Mentioned in the Saviour’s Genealogy. What Does This Mean? On the penultimate Sunday before Christmas, the Church remembers all the Old Testament righteous saints and relatives of the Saviour. These were people who…
November 19, 2024 972 1 8 Miracles of Archangel Michael Throughout history, Archangel Michael has been a source of divine protection and miraculous intervention. Some of his miracles have been preserved through ancient tradition,…
November 6, 2024 241 1 Cosmas of Maiuma and John of Damascus: Brothers, Friends, and Hymnographers of the Orthodox Church In 7th-century Damascus, a Christian named Sergius Mansur and his wife raised an orphan boy named Cosmas alongside their own son, John, born a…
October 22, 2024 938 6 Battle for Love Imagine you come home from work exhausted, hungry, after almost being fired and narrowly avoiding a car accident—overall, a tough day. You walk through…
October 8, 2024 388 1 The Mysteries of Matthew’s Gospel: Was It Really Written Before the Others? The New Testament opens with the Gospel of Matthew. Does this suggest that the Apostle Matthew wrote his account before the other evangelists? Or…
September 10, 2024 713 4 “Someday You Will Throw Dirt on Me.” I am an Orthodox Christian. Not a good one, though, but I digress. In the past week I’ve been asked by three different people…