September 13, 2018 Personal Story: Being a Black Orthodox Christian I have a friend who is considering becoming an Orthodox Christian. She is African-American and is concerned that by joining the Orthodox Church that…
September 13, 2018 Why Russian Orthodox Priests Don’t Wear Wedding Rings? Wedding rings have a very long history. For instance, they are mentioned in Genesis, the first book of the Old Testament, “And Pharaoh said…
September 13, 2018 20 Brief Facts about the Life and Death of St. John the Baptist 1. St. John the Baptist was born to a childless elderly people whose names were Zachariah and Elisabeth. 2. St. John was born into…
September 12, 2018 Parable of the Day: The First Step to God There was a man who came to an elder and said: “I’d like to find the way to God. Help me!” The elder looked…
September 12, 2018 Looking for Dragons in Orthodox Iconography Explaining the icon of St. George slaying the dragon to a 4 year old is amazing. Explaining the icon of St. George to a…
September 12, 2018 Elder Nikolai Gurianov: Being the Father of Many Don’t you worry, don’t be anxious: Time of happiness will bloom! Just you wait and just be patient: The award will find you soon….
September 11, 2018 Parable of the Day: A Painting Without Author An atheist came to an elder and started telling him that he didn’t believe in God. He just couldn’t buy the idea of a…
September 11, 2018 We Aren’t Outcasts: We Were Chosen by Illness Their lives were literally divided into the “before” and the “after”. They used to work, make friends, dream, love, and believe… until a mental…
September 10, 2018 Parable of the Day: The Young Man Who Defeated Death There was a courageous young man who was yearning to find something that couldn’t be found on Earth but at the same time something…
September 10, 2018 Why Are Some Children Born Ill? Question: Dear Father Andrew, your blessing. I am a mother of two. My younger son is 7 and he is autistic. I have a…
September 10, 2018 Exorcism: a Story from an Eyewitness No Orthodox Christian in Russia doubts the existence of Demons, and that they wage brutal war against people. Neither do they doubt that Christ…
September 9, 2018 How Can Converts Accept Orthodox “Culture”? Question: How can someone best assimilate into the ‘culture’ of Orthodoxy even picking up other national customs without losing their own nationality (being of…
