October 4, 2019 Kiss of Peace “Greet one another with an holy kiss. All the saints salute you.” (2 Corinthians 13:12) The priest exhorts, “Let us love one another…” just…
September 30, 2019 The Ablution of the Cross An unusual ceremony takes place in cathedrals and big temples during the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross of the Lord: a bishop…
September 28, 2019 Original Sin Does the Orthodox Church recognize the original sin? The question may seem strange, because one can often read in popular and publicly available publications…
September 27, 2019 Saint Genevieve of Paris The Orthodox must have heard of the famous Syrian ascetic Symeon the Stylite. Numerous people came to him for advice, including Emperor Marcian (396-457)…
September 20, 2019 How Divine Is the Name of God? A little more than a century ago, the Church came face to face with the problem of Imiaslavie: a doctrine that emerged in the…
September 20, 2019 Reception of Non-Orthodox Christians in the Practice of the Russian Church The Orthodox Church is the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. As a pillar and ground of the truth (cf. 1 Timothy 3:15), which…
September 13, 2019 The Cincture of the Most Holy Mother of God The Church celebrates the Placing of the Cincture (Sash) of the Most Holy Theotokos on September 13. What is this holiday devoted to? What do…
September 7, 2019 Holy Tradition of the Church VS Holy Scripture of the Church A good question was posed to us by one of the readers of our blog recently: “Why are visions of some saints sufficient to…
September 3, 2019 The Bullet and the Egg: Albania at the Crossroads The Church of Christ consists of 15 Local Orthodox Churches. The Albanian Orthodox Church is one of them. What do we know about the…
August 31, 2019 Adventures of the Edessa Image We venerate Thy most pure image, O Good One The Church celebrates the feast day of one of the most famous and revered icons…
August 30, 2019 The Little Entrance: Beginning of Christ’s Public Ministry or Entrance of the Church into the Kingdom? The Orthodox Liturgy is highly dynamic and agile. We see periodic movements of priests and clergymen throughout the service, particularly during the so-called Little…
August 24, 2019 The New Martyrs and Confessors of Solovki As we commemorate the New Martyrs and Confessors of Solovki, it is important not only to honor this day by participating in the Divine…
