August 12, 2020 The Authority of the Fathers We Orthodox are fond of referring to the Church Fathers as authorities within the Church. When faced with a new or controversial issue, an…
August 11, 2020 Secrets of the Roman Catacombs In 1578, the Italian archaeologist Antonio Bosio discovered the ancient Christian catacombs in Rome. Subsequently, in the vicinity of Rome, several dozen catacombs were…
August 11, 2020 Forcing Yourself to Pray: Can a Christian Not Want to Pray? Please don’t frown. I am well aware of how people in the Church tend to talk about prayer. I know that prayer is for…
August 10, 2020 The Lesser of Two Evils In difficult life circumstances we often have to select from two or more evils. Can a choice like this be based on Christian principles?…
August 10, 2020 5 Features of a True Elder Why do fake elders arise? Metropolitan Anthony (Pakanić) on how to find out whether an elder is true or not. The Church has recently…
August 9, 2020 We Feel Like We Are The Most Miserable People On Earth Remember the Apostle’s words, “If only you were not baptized…”? Those are scary words that apply to us in many ways. Why is that?…
August 9, 2020 No Matter How Many Words You Say, It Won’t Do Any Good For I have seen and experienced in many ways that if the grace of God does not enlighten a man, then no matter how…
August 7, 2020 Saint Porphyrios the Kapsokalyvite: Do Exorcism Wisely One day, a priest came to Elder Porphyrios. He wanted an answer to a question that had been bugging him for a long time….
August 6, 2020 Why Do Priests Crave for Luxury? How do we explain the craving for luxury and its justification in the Church? It is not uncommon, right? Well, we may all agree…
August 3, 2020 Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnitsa: The Air of Heaven and the Air of Hell The man who has embraced the Kingdom of God radiates holy thoughts that come from God. The role of a Christian in the world…
August 2, 2020 How To Get Rid Of Depression? Q: After a series of tragic events in my life (loss of relatives whom I loved very much), failures in my personal life, the…
August 1, 2020 “You Are Never Satisfied”: Jesus on Whimsical Humanity Whimsical people are never happy. Even God doesn’t suit them. It seems that any argument we make cannot break through the wall of skepticism…