November 3, 2020 Why Did God Curse the Earth if It Is Just Adam and Eve Who Have Sinned? Question: Why did the Lord curse the Earth, which He Himself had created? It is not the earth’s fault that Adam and Eve have…
November 2, 2020 Jakobstadt Icon of the Mother of God Feast Days: November 4; July 21 History of the Icon Jakobstadt Icon of the Mother of God has been the only miraculous shrine in…
November 2, 2020 Saint Luke, Apostle, Evangelist and Provider of Songs On October 18, Christians in both East and West commemorate the holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke. But “Provider of Songs”, as above? I made that…
November 2, 2020 If God Is Good, Then Why Is There So Much Evil in the World? Non-believers often ask: if God is good, then why is there so much evil in the world? Notably, when asked by, say, their faithful…
November 1, 2020 The Ministry of Suffering For those of us who are generally physically healthy, it is easy to assume that the real spiritual life consists of such activities as…
October 30, 2020 What Does “Aionion” Mean? In the debate about the theological validity of Christian universalism one sometimes finds discussion about the meaning of the word “eternal” in Matthew 25:46….
October 29, 2020 “Before and After Giving Birth a Virgin”. Icon of the Mother of God Commemorated on 17 (30) October The icon was brought to the Nikolo-Peshnoshsky monastery by the famous Moscow merchant Alexei Grigorievich Mokeev, when he decided…
October 29, 2020 A High-Tech Amulet or “Why Do We Wear a Cross around Our Neck?” Hotel staff and residents of resort areas often distinguish our tourists at first sight, notably, not by our behavior, cultural standards, language knowledge or…
October 28, 2020 How to Distinguish Self-Criticism from Repentance Confusion on this issue is a fairly common problem. Here is a typical question from modern parishioners: How can we obtain repentance? Where can…
October 27, 2020 First Christian Icons And Encaustic Icon-Painting The earliest religious icons that have survived to this day date from no earlier than the 6th century. These icons were often referred to…
October 27, 2020 Is It Improper to Be Discussing Adverse Actions of a Priest? The times when priests were considered almost living saints or nearly celestials, thankfully, have sunk into oblivion. At the very least, today both believers…
October 26, 2020 About the Importance of Morning and Evening Prayers Recently, His Beatitude Metropolitan Onufry of Kiev and All Ukraine said interesting words in one of his sermons. They were about the world trying…
