May 11, 2019 Celibacy in Orthodoxy Question: “The Hebrew Bible nowhere thought celibacy praiseworthy (St. Paul was an exception). So why does Orthodoxy teach that monastic celibacy is the greatest…
May 10, 2019 Top 10 Biblical Archaeology Discoveries Since 1945. Part Two 6. Ossuaries of James, Brother of Jesus, and Caiaphas the High Priest An ossuary (a limestone container for the bones of the dead) with…
May 10, 2019 Spiritual Guidance against Laziness The lazy people are the first to show off their imaginary efforts. “Don’t I work extremely hard?” they say. “No one pays attention to…
May 10, 2019 “Bone of My Bone, Flesh of My Flesh” The primordial man says of his wife, “This is now bone of my bone, and flesh of my flesh.” (Gen 2:23) St. Nikolai of…
May 10, 2019 Priest as a Model of a Christian Life “Be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity” (St. Paul’s first letter to Timothy…
May 8, 2019 Tithes and Firstfruits “Honor the Lord with your substance, and with the firstfruits of all your produce.” (Proverbs 3:9) In ancient Israel, the Church of the Old…
May 8, 2019 Nun Irina (Helman): “Worshipping God Means Serving Your Neighbour” When someone asked an elder what the difference between lay people and monks is, the elder replied, “First: Monks don’t marry.” It doesn’t sound…
May 6, 2019 The Lessons of Righteous Prophet Job from the Holy Scripture (Job; James 5:11; Ezekiel 14:14-20) Tell me, brother, what you are able to endure, And how much of a man you are, I will tell you. Job the…
May 6, 2019 How Can We Possibly Love Everyone? We are instructed by Christ to love our neighbors as ourselves, and even to love our enemies. There are always individuals who come into…
May 5, 2019 Living through the Feast of Feasts: the Paschal Reflections of the Catalog of Good Deeds Team Christ is Risen! With the coming of Great and Holy Pascha, the time of Great Lent is over comes to its end, too. We…
May 5, 2019 Orthodox Christianity: a Religion of Rules or Love? One of the things that newcomers quickly learn about the Orthodox Church is that it is a Church with various rules. Everyone who…
May 3, 2019 Spiritual Advice on Fighting against Your Anger How to root out Anger? 1. Pull back and think about it. The fathers speak of anger as a failure of rationality. Recall the causes of anger…
