December 14, 2018 The Road to Bethlehem and How It Is Connected with 7 Prophecies of Exodus But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that…
December 14, 2018 The Parallel between Swimming and Living a Spiritual Life Learning to Swim I learned to swim at an early age. I remember, before I started taking official lessons, my father taught me…
December 14, 2018 Do I Have to Fast Before Communion if I Live by Church Calendar? Question: Father Andrew, your blessing. I heard in a sermon that a faithful Christian who observes Wednesday and Friday fasts can take communion on…
December 14, 2018 Christmas Carols and Unique Kolyadkas: Review on “Akathist to the Nativity of Christ” Album Orthodox Christians in Eastern European countries, including Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Slovakia, etc., have a unique tradition related to the celebration of the Nativity…
December 13, 2018 “Do not Pre-celebrate Christmas!” or Some Features of the Orthodox Advent Season The Advent Season, which began for us on November 15/28, is a time for anticipating the “Good News” of the Lord’s Birth. As with…
December 13, 2018 Christmas Memories from the Catalog of Good Deeds: “24 Frames of Christmas Magic per Second” Dear friends! The Catalog of Good Deeds team starts a new series of personal stories devoted to the Feast of the Nativity. Our brothers…
December 12, 2018 St. Spyridon the Wonderworker and the Deceitful Merchant from Tremithus The Deceitful Merchant There was a merchant from Tremithus who had the practice of borrowing money from Saint Spyridon in order to purchase…
December 12, 2018 What Does Physical Health Mean for Orthodox Christians? There’s a slim chance of finding someone who will openly claim that she wants to be sick. It seems natural to want to be…
December 11, 2018 Living According to the Faith: the Key Points by St. Philaret of Moscow Lessons of the Great Archpastor, the Ever-memorable Metropolitan Philaret of Moscow (November 19, 1867) Faith in Christ has existed on earth for almost…
December 11, 2018 The Nativity Fast: What Can We Do with Christmas Parties? Question: “Now that the Christmas season has begun — in our secular society called the “holiday season” — there are parties held at workplaces. But…
December 11, 2018 Archimandrite Andrew (Konanos) on His Meeting with Elder Paisius and the Elder’s Life-Changing Advice And Father Paisius replied with a question, “That’s what I tell you, my child…” We have our own opinions about everything. It seems…
December 10, 2018 Why Our Faith Should Not Be Conditional The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke 13:10-17 Can you imagine struggling with an illness for nearly 2 straight decades?…
