July 7, 2020 The Seal of the Prophets The importance of John the Baptizer may be gauged by the amount of paint and ink the Church spends on him. His portrait is…
July 7, 2020 Who Are the “Laborers” That the Church Prays For? We often hear a prayer for those who labor in the Church in the litanies, the petitions led by the deacon: “Again we pray…
July 6, 2020 Feast Day of St John of Shanghai and San Francisco Happy Feast of St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco to you! It may sound sumptuous, but I consider myself a spiritual child of…
July 6, 2020 On Trust in the Church Matthew 12:9-13 Romans 12:4-5, 15-21 Wishing to show how Christians should be united with one another, the Apostle gives an example of the unity…
July 5, 2020 Is St. Peter’s Fast “Easy”? Apostolic feat and “vacation season” St. Peter’s Fast, or as it is commonly called, the Apostolic Fast, dates back to the very early days…
July 4, 2020 Listening to Lessons from the Unborn Good theology can pop up in unexpected places. One such place is the writing of Dr. Seuss, writer of children’s books. My favourite theological work of…
July 2, 2020 Troparion and Kontakion to St. Alypius of Kiev Caves Troparion to St. Alypius You depicted the images of saints on tablets / as the artful painter, O all-praiseworthy Alypius, / you wrote the…
July 1, 2020 On the Cult of Health, and Bodily Illness How are the soul and body connected? Do we need to be concerned about physical health? Why is care for physical health senseless without…
July 1, 2020 Why Did the Holy Church Set Up the Days of Remembrance for Saints? The Orthodox Church honors the saints who have pleased God every day, performs special services in honor of them and reminds us about them…
June 30, 2020 Why We Won’t Be Microchipped Dear brothers and sisters, I have great news: they will not microchip us! The idea that soon, under the pretext of vaccination against coronavirus,…
June 30, 2020 The Light of the World Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle,…
June 29, 2020 Translation of the Rilics of St. Theophan, the Recluse of Vysha The holy relics of St. Theophan the Recluse were secretly exhumed in 1973 on the territory of the Shatzk psychiatric hospital located in the buildings of…
