June 1, 2021 What Brings People to Choose Evil — Lessons from Nazi Germany World War 2 ended more than seventy years ago and seems to have been studied by historians in every detail. However, one key question…
May 26, 2021 Episodes from the life of Hegumen Athanasios of Gregoriou Monastery of Mount Athos Elder Ephraim visited elder Athanasios regularly in his cell and confessed to him his intentions. The Hegumen once said to him: “You will be…
May 25, 2021 Everyday Saints of Zhirovichi Monastery The Icon of the Holy Theotokos of Zhirovichi – commemorated on 20 May – is known for its miracles among many Christians. It revealed…
May 19, 2021 Thoughts on White Magic John 6: 27-33 After the stoning of Stephen, “there arose … a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered…
May 12, 2021 The Sacrament of Confession in the Ethiopian and Syrian Churches In the first part of this article, we described some distinctive features of the texts of absolution prayers read over the penitent in the…
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…
