May 3, 2019 Top 10 Biblical Archaeology Discoveries Since 1945. Part One 1. Dead Sea Scrolls The initial seven well-preserved manuscripts were discovered by several Bedouin shepherds and then subjected to scholarly research in 1947. In…
May 2, 2019 Doubt: How It Becomes the Driving Force in Our Spiritual Life Sergey Averintsev wrote a wonderful poem about Apostle Thomas. He addresses Christ on behalf of the Apostle, asking him to show his wounds. The Apostle…
May 2, 2019 How Tornado Changed Its Direction in front of St. Matrona Chapel A tornado above the river Dnieper near the village of Volosskoye was formed in the afternoon of June 26. According to the eyewitnesses’ evidence,…
May 1, 2019 The Best Way to Preserve Your Paschal Joy This day has come! The solemn exclamation Christ is risen! has broken the silence of the spring night and filled our hearts with joy….
May 1, 2019 Is Raising Hands Allowed during the Divine Liturgy? Question: Is it proper for laymen to raise their hands in prayer during the consecration of the Eucharist and the Lord’s Prayer? Answer:…
April 30, 2019 “A Great Tumpet Will Be Blown”: What Does It Mean and Why Trumpet? From the prophecies of Isaiah: “It will come about also in that day that a great trumpet will be blown, and those who were…
April 30, 2019 Some Words about the Paschal Mystery of the Holy Fire The so-called “Holy Fire” is the name given to the fire that appears on ends of the candles of the Patriarch of Jerusalem and…
April 29, 2019 Christ and Resurrection: Some Controversial Thoughts The Reading from the First Epistle of St. John 1:1-7 We speak of Jesus of Nazareth, of His life and miracles and…
April 26, 2019 On Our Unwillingness to Abandon Sin A lot of hesitations… Some people don’t want to go to confession, others are driven mad by being woken up early to go to…
April 25, 2019 Holy Thursday: Sacrament, Not Mystery Holy Week is rolling to its climax day by day. Its first three days are full of tension, whilst Holy Thursday sticks out of…
April 25, 2019 About the Eucharistic Bread: Sould It Be Leavened or Unleavened? In the ninth century the use of unleavened bread had become obligatory in the West, while the Orthodox continued the exclusive offering of…
April 24, 2019 The Lesson We All Could Learn from Judas Iscariot “Then one of the Twelve—the one called Judas Iscariot—went to the chief priests and asked, ‘What are you willing to give me if I…
