June 11, 2021 How Long after the Resurrection of Christ Did His Ascension Happen? Is Luke’s Timing Accurate? Can we say anything specific about the exact time spent by Christ visiting His disciples after His resurrection? According to Apostle Luke, His disciples…
June 10, 2021 Luke’s Alternative Versions of the Timing of the Ascension in the Writings of Apostle Luke — Can We Make Sense of Them? Some of us may find it unbelievable, but in his writings, the Evangelist Luke appears to portray the Ascension of our Lord as an…
June 9, 2021 How Often Can You Eat Prosphora? Unfortunately, we will not find a direct answer to this question in any edition of the Church Rules. Therefore, this practice belongs to the…
June 9, 2021 The First “Soviet” Saint Saint John the Russian is an unusual saint. He did not allow sharing his relics, with the only exception made for the Russian monastery…
June 8, 2021 7 Facts about the Savior’s Crown of Thorns The Crown of Thorns is a crown made of a plant with thorns, which was placed on the head of Jesus Christ by Roman…
June 7, 2021 Stained-glass Windows in Orthodox Churches? We associate stained glass with Gothic temples. However, it also plays a sacred role in Orthodox churches. The first stained glass windows appeared in…
June 7, 2021 The Gift of Priesthood John 11: 47-57 When Lazarus was resurrected, “some, seeing what Jesus had done, believed in Him” while others simply went ahead and reported Him…
June 7, 2021 And We Shall See Christ We have reached today the last Sunday of Paschaltide. On Wednesday we will celebrate the Leavetaking of Pascha, the Feast of Feasts, and on…
June 5, 2021 Are There Scientific Methods for Verifying the Historical Authenticity of Relics? Yes, there are. One of them is the radiocarbon method, which can be used to date the age of relics. Any organic matter contains…
June 4, 2021 Infidelity in Marriage — How Should a Christian Respond? On the face of it, the answer is clear and straightforward. Christ preached the sanctity and indestructibility of marriage, and He also viewed adultery…
June 4, 2021 Clashes on the Temple Mount And What Lies behind Them Explained in 3 Minutes A location in Jerusalem revered by several religions regularly appears in the news in connection with the constant clashes happening there. What is the…
June 3, 2021 A Wondrous Purity of Mind. Blessed Gerondissa Macrina On June 4 we honor the repose day of blessed Gerondissa Macrina (in the world, Maria Vassopoulou), abbess of the Panagia Hodigitria Monastery near Volos, Greece,…
