July 2, 2021 The Newborn Christian Church — the Early Years To an onlooker, the Church at the beginning of its history was more like a community of friends of Jesus than a fundamentally new…
June 30, 2021 Why Is Pentecost the Birthday of Our Church? The feast of the Shavuot, or Jewish Pentecost, was approaching. On this day in the old times, God gave His chosen people the Law…
June 13, 2021 Why Do People Look Sad in Church? “When you endlessly rebuke someone for his imperfections and keep the focus entirely on his sins, a man quits growing as a Christian.” From…
June 9, 2021 How Often Can You Eat Prosphora? Unfortunately, we will not find a direct answer to this question in any edition of the Church Rules. Therefore, this practice belongs to the…
June 8, 2021 7 Facts about the Savior’s Crown of Thorns The Crown of Thorns is a crown made of a plant with thorns, which was placed on the head of Jesus Christ by Roman…
June 7, 2021 The Gift of Priesthood John 11: 47-57 When Lazarus was resurrected, “some, seeing what Jesus had done, believed in Him” while others simply went ahead and reported Him…
May 28, 2021 Pastoral Advice on Long Confession There is one fairly common mistake that many Orthodox Christians make, regardless of their experience in church. The essence of this mistake is confusing…
May 20, 2021 Exploring Worship: Great Doxology — A Sunrise Hymn to God Our today’s article is dedicated to a wonderful liturgical song called Great Doxology, which is typically sung in the evening, at the very end…
May 15, 2021 When did the Exodus happen? Considering the uncertainties. Part 2 In the preceding part, we estimated the date of the Exodus from biblical sources and considered the archaeological evidence that could corroborate such assessment…
May 14, 2021 Estimating the date of the Exodus The Orthodox Church celebrates the Jewish Pascha as the antecedent of the Pascha of Christ. Because the Jewish Pascha preceded the Exodus of the…
May 11, 2021 Layman’s Prayers for the Departed to Be Said at Home and at the Graveside Through the prayers of our holy fathers, O Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us and save us. Glory to You, O…
May 2, 2021 Some Facts about the Holy Thursday, the Passions and the Resurrection of Christ that You Might Not Know Known modern theologians Priest Awgustin Sokolowsky and Archpriest Andrey Tkachev talk about the last days of Christ’s passions and His Resurrection from a historical…
