February 3, 2019 Holy Water: What Does Bible Say about It and Its Consecration? For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one (Hebrews 2:11). When we posted an article about holy water and…
January 31, 2019 14 Facts about Christ and Almsgiving from Three Holy Hierarchs The Orthodox Church celebrates the Synaxis of Three Holy Hierarchs – Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom – on January 30. Those…
January 27, 2019 Apostle Paul Names 7 Must-Haves for Every Christian The Holy Church continues to celebrate the Holy Theophany and the Baptism of the Lord, which means that every one of us is called…
January 16, 2019 Childhood Years of Jesus Christ And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him. (Luke 2:40) We know almost…
January 15, 2019 First Soldiers of Christ Hail Their King Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive….
January 11, 2019 Egyptian Dragons Praise Baby Jesus I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt (Hosea 11:1). According to Holy Apostle Matthew’s Gospel, King Herod asked the wise…
January 4, 2019 “Elder Holds Him That Stretched out the Earth Above the Waters”: the Mystery of the Meeting with God The Meeting of our Lord is an amazing and wonderful holiday. It is as remarkable as a genuine meeting of God and man, the…
December 13, 2018 5 Legends about Holy Apostle Andrew One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. He first findeth his own brother Simon, and…
December 2, 2018 What Was the Fruit That Adam and Eve Ate? And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the…
November 14, 2018 Three Stories of Ss. Cosmas and Damian: Who Were They and How to Distinguish Them? “And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out…
November 5, 2018 The Holy Lance: What Happened to the Spear of Longinus? Last week, the Orthodox Christians commemorated St. Martyr Longinus, the Roman centurion, who hit the Savior’s side with a spear. As the Holy Gospel…
October 29, 2018 St. Martin of Tours: the Life Story of One of the Most Well-Known Western Saints “Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which…
