March 23, 2020 What Is the Goal of Being Patient to the End? (Homily of our Father among the Saints Palladius regarding ascetic feat. Prol. Mar. 14) The Lord says, In your patience possess ye your souls….
March 23, 2020 Why Don’t Christians Keep Kosher? The most common answers to this question, that ‘that part’ of the Law doesn’t apply anymore, or that Acts 15 said that only four…
March 22, 2020 Passion Service: To Serve or Not To Serve? The Passion is held four times during Lent – on the first, second, third, and fourth Sundays. For many people, the Passion, which means…
March 22, 2020 Beholding the Cross: The Third Sunday of Lent Mark 8:34-9:1 Hebrews 4:14–5:6 The Church reminds us that the Lord came to call sinners rather than the righteous to repentance. The Church lays the holy…
March 21, 2020 Samson and the Origins of Monasticism The principles of monasticism are deeply embedded within the scriptures. The call to monasticism is twofold. It represents a call to adhere strictly and…
March 20, 2020 Archimandrite Andrew Konanos: Don’t Look for Excuses I will tell you a story from patericon. One person visited St. Anthony the Great, asking for advice for a proper spiritual life. The…
March 20, 2020 Are Forgotten Sins Forgiven in the Sacrament of Unction? Priest Alexander Bogdan For some reason, that is a very common opinion now. It turns out that if a person forgets to name a…
March 19, 2020 St. Anthimos of Chios: Behold, I and the Children God Has Given Me “Behold, I and the children God has given me”. I didn’t want to have children in the world by the flesh and God gave…
March 18, 2020 Can I Kiss Icons During the Coronavirus Epidemic? Question: Can I kiss icons during the coronavirus epidemic? Answer: There is no sin in the fact that a person is afraid of getting…
March 17, 2020 How Saint Valentina of Minsk Helped during the Great Patriotic War The feat of Jack reconnaissance group, which operated in 1944 behind the Nazis lines in East Prussia, is forever inscribed in the history of…
March 17, 2020 What May I Do During Lent? What May I Drink During Lent? The Typikon, the liturgical code that also regulates church fasts, permits even some wine on certain days. However,…
March 17, 2020 St. Gregory Palamas: Traditionalist or Innovator? St. Gregory Palamas (1296-1359), archbishop of Thessaloniki (1347-1359), was and is a controversial figure. His experience and teachings of the Uncreated energies of God was…
