January 18, 2019 Why Should We Consecrate Houses? In my Orthodox parish we will be celebrating Holy Theophany (The Baptism of our Lord) on January 6th. The celebration of this Feast of…
January 18, 2019 May a Service Be Held Outside of a Church? What Does One Need for That? Church traditions require that a Divine Liturgy must be celebrated in a church on a designated and consecrated Holy Table or at least on…
January 17, 2019 All You Need to Know about Holy Water Every Orthodox Christian should have some holy Theophany water at home. Traditionally, the Orthodox drink the holy water consecrated on Theophany Day on an…
January 15, 2019 What Do I Do If a Priest Doesn’t Give Me His Blessing? Question: Father Andrew, your blessing. I asked a priest to bless me to read the Psalter on behalf of my newly-reposed mum. He said,…
January 10, 2019 “I’m Not a Descendant of Apes”: a Problematic Question of Our Origin I’m not their descendant, and that’s it. That’s why it sounds so scandalous. I’ve read a lot on this topic, but just as I…
January 10, 2019 Some Simple Tips on Tithing Many faithful people strive to practice tithing, the voluntary giving back to Christ and His Church one tenth of the income with which we…
January 4, 2019 On the Spiritual Value of Silence and Quiet Question: “In the Old Testament we read that there is ‘a time to keep silence and a time to speak’ (Ecclesiastes 3:7). What is the…
January 3, 2019 The Sense and Role of the Great (Royal) Hours Canonical hours are a type of special, fairly brief divine offices that mark certain times of day, at which a certain important event of…
December 28, 2018 The “Old Christmas” of the People of Appalachia The people of Appalachia, with whom we at the monastery share a home in West Virginia, are a people who have been Protestant for…
December 26, 2018 Is December 25 Really the Day When Christ Was Born? The issue of the time of the birth of Christ has been addressed by many people in the past, both scholars and theologians, so…
December 14, 2018 Do I Have to Fast Before Communion if I Live by Church Calendar? Question: Father Andrew, your blessing. I heard in a sermon that a faithful Christian who observes Wednesday and Friday fasts can take communion on…
December 11, 2018 The Nativity Fast: What Can We Do with Christmas Parties? Question: “Now that the Christmas season has begun — in our secular society called the “holiday season” — there are parties held at workplaces. But…
