December 10, 2018 The Theotokos “of the Sign”: the Meaning of the Image and Its Name This is the icon most likely to confront any visitor to an Orthodox church or cathedral, as it is usually present in the upper…
December 10, 2018 Q&A with a Priest: “What If We Can’t Have Kids?” There are many couples who cannot become parents. How should they view their childlessness if it was sent by God? It’s hard for…
December 9, 2018 Lost Keys or How We Look for the Truth in Wrong Places Last week, I dropped by a friend’s house and found him on his hands and knees in the front yard. He was frantically searching…
December 8, 2018 Bible Stories: What Did Moneychangers Do in the Jerusalem Temple? We all remember the story about the Lord making a whip and casting moneychangers and merchants out of the Jerusalem Temple. Do you…
December 8, 2018 Annunciation as the Beginning of the Nativity Story And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy…
December 7, 2018 Becoming a Monk: a Closer Look at Monastic Tonsuring in Orthodoxy I imagine that very few Orthodox have ever observed the rite for the tonsuring of a monastic. The first time I observed the rite…
December 7, 2018 What Epitimia Is and What We Should Do with It Question: What is an epitimia? In what does it consist? Answer: An epitimia (Greek, epitimion, from epi – on, timi – punishment) is a means…
December 7, 2018 The Importance of Preserving Family Values and Gratitude By Fr. Andrew Lemeshonok Fidelity is the greatest family value. If a partner cheats on another partner, family disappears. It is…
December 6, 2018 The Power of Love of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Our father among the saints, Nicholas, was the only child born to wealthy parents, and was instructed in the Christian faith by his…
December 6, 2018 What to Do When We Have to Meet Unpleasant People Who Bring Us Nothing but Trouble and Sorrow Commemoration of Holy Right-Believing Prince Alexander Nevsky It happens that we have to meet people who bring us nothing except troubles and…
December 6, 2018 How a Bear Saved a Metropolitan from Frost The Most Rev. Kirill (Smirnov), Metropolitan of Kazan and Sviyazhsk, was sent to exile. He was thrown out of the train going at…
December 6, 2018 Christmas Memories from the Catalog of Good Deeds: “Police Patrols Ensured that People Did not Go to Church” Dear friends! The Catalog of Good Deeds team starts a new series of personal stories devoted to the Feast of the Nativity. Our…
