September 7, 2020 Why Sin Is Not A Moral Problem Many readers have never before heard that there is no such thing as moral progress – so I am not surprised that I have…
September 7, 2020 The Angelic Language “Silence is the beginning of humility,” Ferapont read that in the Holy Fathers. Consequently, one cannot acquire humility before learning to keep silent….
September 6, 2020 French Actor Gerard Depardieu Converted to Orthodoxy Gerard Depardieu was baptized in the Russian St. Prince Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Paris. On September 4, 2020, Gerard Depardieu, the French actor, a…
September 6, 2020 Prophesies by St. Kosmas Aitolos Father Kosmas Aitolos was born in 1714 in the Greek village Megalo Dendro (Big Tree) in the region of Aitolia. He studied in Mount…
September 6, 2020 Why Does the Priest in the Sacrament of Baptism, Breathe Three Times on the Baptismal Candidate’s Face? Indeed, this ritual is conducted just before the Sacrament of Baptism, in the order known as “prayers at the making of a catechumen”. The…
September 5, 2020 How May We Know That We Are Living in the Spirit? What do we mean by living in the spirit? High spirituality enjoys much acclaim in many works of literature, art, music and cinema; even…
September 5, 2020 The Struggle Against The Normal Life Within the Christianity of our time, the great spiritual conflict, unknown to almost all, is between a naturalistic/secular world of modernity and the sacramental…
September 4, 2020 “You Are Trying in Vain. She Has Two Days Maximum Left to Live,” – A Story About A Miracle in Intensive Care It happened in 2011. At the time I was having meetings with the Orthodox Women League representatives. One of our conversations turned to some…
September 4, 2020 How an Unconfessed Sin Can Have Implications for Your Health — a Perspective from a Psychologist One obvious impact is related to stress. Any external influence which we see as threatening creates a stress reaction. Our bodies react by generating…
September 3, 2020 Personalism, Small Churches, and Building Community When was the last time you heard a sermon or read an article or blog post on Romans chapter 16? Apart from Rom. 16:1,…
September 3, 2020 What Should Be the Church’s View of a Revolution? In today’s Christianity – especially among some Catholics and Protestants of the West – there is a long-established tendency to equate the mission of…
September 2, 2020 Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh: the “Fear” of Samuel On September 2, we celebrate the prophet Samuel commemoration day. He stands on the verge of two decisive eras in the history of not…
