May 18, 2016 353 0 Akathist to the Most Holy Theotokos of the Inexhaustible Chalice Kontakion 1 A wonderful and marvellous healing has been given to us by your holy icon, O sovereign Lady Theotokos. By its appearance we…
May 17, 2016 763 0 Origins of Orthodox Vestments: Orarion, Epitrachelion, Omophorion From “The History of Vestments” It is with the omophorion that we come to one of the most debated topics in the study of…
May 17, 2016 83 1 Personal Stories: A Life Changing Encounter with Orthodoxy Apparently, many people, especially Orthodox Christians, have a lot to tell about how they got to know the Orthodox faith. Some people encountered Orthodoxy…
May 16, 2016 349 1 Paschal Priests’ Sermons: “I Am the Way, the Truth, and the Life” By Fr. Andrew Lemeshonok We have forty days of joy ahead of us, and that is such a temptation! It is a…
May 6, 2016 273 0 Icon-painting Facts: Icon of the Life-Giving Spring of the Mother of God Tempera Icon from the Icon Painting Workshop of St.Elisabeth Convent The Life-Giving Spring of the Mother of God is a feast day in the Orthodox Church…
May 5, 2016 54 1 Quick Facts: Learn About The Bright Week and Tell Us Your Facts, Traditions and Stories… The first week after the Resurrection of our Lord or Pascha is called The Bright Week. There is no lent throughout the week even…
May 5, 2016 46 2 Bright Week Sermons: There Is No Death! There is no death! Imagine that?! We have to put up with it because a life that is lived on the brink of a…
May 3, 2016 15 0 Bright Week Sermons: To Die and To Rise From the Dead We have the purpose and the meaning of our lives — union of man and God and the victory over death. It is…
April 29, 2016 52 0 God Sets Us Free From the Past Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeev) had an argument with one of his theology students with regard to the issue of whether all sins are forgiven during…