November 17, 2019 Holy Fathers on Virtue Good disposition is the affection or love for a certain kind of good deeds which lies at the core of doing them. Humility, for…
November 17, 2019 The Woman With a Divine Touch Today, in our society the question implies sexual overtones and misconduct accusations. Not long ago there were clear lines about what was “proper” touch,…
November 16, 2019 Committed Christians Are Now a Minority, and Our Kids Need to Know It I grew up in a smallish town in Arizona (about 25,000 people at the time). Almost everyone I knew fit into one of four…
November 15, 2019 How Should We Build Our Prayer Rule? It is impossible to imagine a meaningful Christian life without a daily prayer rule. But what should this prayer rule be? How long or short, and…
November 15, 2019 I Want To Resign. How Do I Make The Right Decision? Question: Father, if my job is no longer satisfying, my health deteriorates, my team is uninvolved, and my management makes excessive demands, what should…
November 14, 2019 Akathist to The Martyr Tsar Nicholas II Kontakion 1 O passion-bearer chosen from birth, Christian love incarnate: we chant hymns of praise to thee, as one who loved thy homeland more…
November 14, 2019 Father Andrew (Konanos): Think about the Good of the One You Love One young man told me: “I really love one girl and really appreciate her; I deeply admire her and want her to be with…
November 14, 2019 Obedience and Disobedience Matthew 21:28-32 1 Corinthians 16:4-12 Today we have heard a short parable about a man who had two sons; and he came to the…
November 14, 2019 11 “Naïve” Questions to a Priest from a Newcomer I am forty years old. I was baptized only recently, and I have been to a confession fewer times than the number of fingers on…
November 13, 2019 Akathist to Saint Elisabeth The New Martyr Kontakion 1 Come, all ye who love Christ, and let us offer up a hymn of praise unto the martyred nun Elizabeth, who was…
November 13, 2019 Is It OK To Buy Secondhand Clothing? Do I Need to Sprinkle It With Holy Water? Of course, you may. We are not ashamed to buy a used car or an apartment in which someone lived before us, are we?…
November 12, 2019 Handmade Christmas Decorations You Have Never Seen Before Golden fall is ending, and shop windows start to be adorned with Christmas decorations. The Nativity fast is coming, as well as the Feast…
