May 7, 2021 Prayers of Absolution in the Practices of Eastern Churches Christ vested in His disciples the authority to forgive the sins of others (John 20:23). The sacrament of confession has been performed at church…
May 6, 2021 It is Pascha Every Day for Those, Who are with Christ. Friends and Barbecue Cannot Interfere with That Many, if not the majority of people, ask about “what to do”. How to preserve the grace that you think you have gained during…
May 3, 2021 Artos — the Bread of Easter An illustrated explainer, with photos and videos Throughout the Bright Week, visitors to Orthodox Churches will notice a large prosphroron placed on a table…
April 27, 2021 Memorial Church of Saint Job in Brussels — a Candle for the Holy Royal Martyrs of Russia Listen to the article This Orthodox Church that stands in one of Brussels main streets was in commemoration of the royal martyr Nicholas II,…
April 23, 2021 Some Facts about the Liturgical and Church Life of Coptic Christians A primer on the liturgical and church life of Coptic Christians, prepared for the visit of a group of monastics of the Ukrainian Orthodox…
April 21, 2021 Where Has the African Church Gone? The disappearance of the church in northwestern Africa (the Roman province called Africa Proconsularis) during the Arab conquests of the late 7th – early…
April 15, 2021 Liturgical Differences between the Greek and Russian Churches Part Two Our previous article described the liturgical differences existing between the churches of the Greek and Russian traditions. After mentioning some subtleties of the first…
April 12, 2021 An Icon has Started to Exude Myrrh in the Seletsky Monastery The image has been painted by one of the monastics. An icon of the Most Holy Theotokos recently began exuding myrrh in the Seletsky…
April 9, 2021 Sign of the Cross: How Is It Made by Different Denominations? Part Two The church continues her Lenten journey to the New Passover of Christ giving this week special attention to the Holy Cross of the Lord…
April 9, 2021 The Title Panel of the Holy Cross in Rome — a Relic or a Forgery? Historian Timothy Kitnis weighs the evidence on both sides The discovery of the Holy Life-bearing Cross took occurred in 326, when the Byzantine empress…
April 6, 2021 Why Do Liberal Leanings Meet a Suspicious Reaction at Church? We, the Orthodox, are often reproached with being conservative. “Why cannot you open up more? Why are you still clinging to the middle ages?”…
March 21, 2021 Jvari Monastery in Georgia Jvari (translated as “Cross”) is a monastery of the Georgian Orthodox Church, located 21 km from the capital of Georgia, Tbilisi. It is located…
