October 29, 2018 Why Some Saints Are “Greater” than Others Question: Why do the Orthodox use the title “The Great” for some saints (e.g., Anthony the Great), when it is used of pagan and Jewish…
October 22, 2018 What Do Charcoal and Christians Have in Common? Everything I know about fire I learned from being an Altar Server. Fire is hot, it can burn you, and boy it can be…
October 21, 2018 Veneration of Icons in the Early Church – Could It Be Possible? Question: “Isn’t the fact that there were controversies over icons well into the 9th century proof that the early Church did not venerate icons?”…
October 21, 2018 Who Is Satan? The Holy Fathers Explain Humor: once there was a poor young couple, and the husband served as a minister. He complained to his wife for breaking her promise…
October 21, 2018 What Is the ‘Fervor’ Used during the Liturgy? Fervor is boiling water, which is poured into the Chalice after the transmutation of the Holy Gifts. The boiling water is poured into the…
October 19, 2018 “Infancy Gospel of Thomas”: Could Apostle Thomas in Fact Be the Author of This Apocrypha? Many people, especially those who are far from the Church and its many-sided life often blam the Church of Christ for the fact that…
October 18, 2018 Does the Sacrament of Unction Purify All Our Sins? Question: How true is it that, at the celebration of the Mystery of Unction, forgotten sins are forgiven? I hear this in every sermon on…
October 18, 2018 How to Pray in the Right Way – 12 Steps (Part II) Read Part I 7. Pray in front of the holy icons Few people know that the spiritual tradition of the Orthodox Church discourages…
October 17, 2018 Some Facts about St. Gregory the Enlightener of Armenia and Armenian Church On September 30 (October 13), the Church commemorated a great saint, a missioner and confessor, a bishop of Christ’s Church – St. Gregory, the…
October 17, 2018 How to Pray in the Right Way – 12 Steps There has been a Q&A column on the website of FOMA Magazine for a long time. Every reader can ask a question and receive a personal…
October 15, 2018 Anatomy of the Soul. Virtues and Vices: Judgement The Gospel invites us to examine ourselves, scrutinize our own sins, and notice the beams sticking out of our own eyes. Elder Ambrose of…
October 15, 2018 The Help against Evil Forces: the Miracles of St. Cyprian and St. Justina Before his conversion to Christianity, St. Cyprian was a pagan sorcerer who had direct contact with demons. Many people payed him to use his…
