October 2, 2018 Discussing the Main Reasons for Loss of Faith It’s easy to find testimonies about “deconversion”, aka loss of faith, in the English-language part of the World Wide Web. People who grew up…
October 1, 2018 Parable of the Day: The Child Who Wished to Be a TV Set An elementary school teacher invited her students to write an essay about the gift that they’d like to receive from Santa. She went home…
October 1, 2018 Goodness: What Is Said in the Scripture about One of the Main Virtues In his list of virtues which comprise the fruit of Spirit working in one’s life, St. Paul lists that of “goodness” (Greek agathosune, αγαθοσυνη)…
October 1, 2018 Q&A with a Priest: Is an Orthodox Christian Allowed to Do Yoga? Question: Dear Father Andrew, please help me to figure out which position to take with regard to yoga as a physical practice. I did…
September 30, 2018 3 Points about Holding on to God in the Most Hard Times “Why?” Why didn’t God stop all of these hurricanes? Why did my friends lose their jobs? Why can’t I stop this bad habit? Why…
September 30, 2018 Spiritual Father’s Advice: How to Save My Child in This Modern World? Question: Father Andrew, please tell me how to save my child. My daughter is 11. She’s lost interest in God and doesn’t want to go…
September 28, 2018 Parable of the Day: God’s Piggy Bank There was a rich man who helped the poor, and everybody loved him dearly. He had a big iron piggy bank mounted on his…
September 28, 2018 “Russian Amish”: Who Are Old Believers in Orthodox Church? Editor’s Note: The Amish have been capturing the imagination of Americans for decades, challenging the status quo with their utter rejection of the ‘goods’…
September 28, 2018 Can I Wear а Medallion Instead of the Cross and Why? Medallions, pendants, and bracelets with images of the saints: there are so many products in some church stores! How should we treat them? Shall…
September 27, 2018 Parable of the Day: How Can a Life after Birth Be Possible? There were two twins in a mother’s womb. After the conception, they looked at one another and exclaimed happily, “It’s great to be alive!”…
September 27, 2018 Three Personal Stories About the Miraculous Power of the Cross For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God….
September 27, 2018 “The Cross-Bearers Without the Cross”: Who Carries His Cross and Who Doesn’t? Metropolitan Anthony (Pakanic) tries to explain who really carries his cross and who does not. With the Cross Carrying our own crosses…
