February 18, 2019 Priest Allowed Me to Take Communion Instead of Penance. Is It Right? Question: Hello, Father Andrew. I’ve been to a confession recently. I was certain that I’d receive a penance because I had committed a lot…
February 18, 2019 A List of 15 Most Biggest Local Orthodox Churches The Orthodox Church is a family of Local Churches, just like the Churches of the Galatians, the Ephesians, the Romans, the Thessalonians, the Colossians…
February 17, 2019 Spiritual Father’s Advice: How to Deal with Feeling Uncomfortable About Your Body? Question: How can I cope with feeling uncomfortable about my body? I dislike my face, and it really bothers me. I can’t get a…
February 17, 2019 Publican and Pharisee: The One Who Humbles His Heart Will Be Exalted Jesus said this parable: Two men went down to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee, and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee…
February 17, 2019 The Mission Notes of Saint Nicholas of Japan Saint Nicholas of Japan was a unique and notable example to all Orthodox Christian missionaries. First, he threw himself wholeheartedly into understanding the language…
February 14, 2019 Why Some Priests Can Refuse to Be Spiritual Fathers I want to say something which is not a commentary on the Gospel. Time and again, not only I but every priest is asked…
February 14, 2019 May an Orthodox Man, Who Wants to Lead a Gospel-driven Life, Watch Beauty Pageants? Question: Should an Orthodox man, who wants to lead a Gospel-driven life, goes to church and participates in the Sacraments, watch beauty pageants? Answer…
February 14, 2019 Can Reading Books Hinder Your Spiritual Growth and Why? If you are like me, you probably take great pleasure in reading books. But can this be a hindrance in our spiritual growth? The…
February 14, 2019 Mine Eyes Have Seen: What Future Did St. Simeon Foresee at the Moment of the Meeting? One of the most well known psalms is the 90th, beginning with, “He that dwelleth in the help of the Most High”. We read…
February 13, 2019 Our Craftspeople Have Been Decorating Churches of Holy Archangel Michael Zverinets Monastery Our craftspeople have been decorating churches of Holy Archangel Michael Zverinets Monastery for several years. Zverinets Monastery is a famous cave monastery located in…
February 13, 2019 Dried Fish Phenomenon or How Secularism Affects Our Spiritual Life Do fish know what wetness is or that they are wet? Obviously not, because they have never experienced what it is to be dry—or…
February 13, 2019 How Are We to Teach Empathy to Our Children Today? How do we teach empathy to our children? In a society of “me, me, me,” it seems like an uphill battle to instill such…
