August 22, 2018 Why no Pews in Church? Question: I currently go to a relatively traditional parish, however, recently it has been suggested that we add chairs to our parish, and I…
August 22, 2018 10 Simple Tips for New Believers in Orthodoxy Quite often, it seems to us that our questions and doubts have no answer; that they destroy the image of the world that the…
August 20, 2018 The Rights of an Orthodox Priest I’m finally home from my running around all summer. It feels good to be (mostly) home for the next nine months. One of my trips early…
August 17, 2018 From the Liturgy of the Catechumens to the Liturgy of the Faithful In this commentary series on the Divine Liturgy I would like examine the original transition from the so-called “Liturgy of the Catechumens” (i.e. the…
August 15, 2018 Can Anyone Be Saved Without Going to Church? Question: Father Andrew, is it possible for a Christian person who always prays at home to be saved even if he seldom goes to…
August 14, 2018 Venerating Icons and Worshipping Idols: What Is The Difference? Since the beginning of Christianity, its critics saw it as a spin-off of earlier pagan cults because some elements of Christian worship appeared to…
August 12, 2018 About the Usage of Communion Spoons in Orthodox Tradition In the Orthodox Church, Holy Communion is administered to communicants using a special spoon. Some have asked, doesn’t the 101st canon of the Council…
August 10, 2018 Three Rhetorical Questions about Divine Liturgy I sometimes cannot help asking myself three liturgical questions whenever I visit churches which serve the Liturgy in the “classic” pattern I learned in…
August 8, 2018 The Fall of the Devil: Is It an Orthodox Belief? A friend wrote: “My kids want to know where we got the story of the fall of the devil… How he was originally an…
August 6, 2018 The Main Problem of the Transfiguration My bishop recently shared the story of a young man whom he taught some years ago. He was Orthodox from Estonia. He grew up…
August 5, 2018 3 Steps of Becoming an Orthodox Christian So, you’re exploring the idea of joining the Orthodox Church? Relax! It is a joyful and well worn path, with many souls who…
August 3, 2018 Tentmaking for Present Day Clerics or How Priests Combine Their Service with a Second Job When people meet me, they are usually surprised to learn that not only am I an Orthodox Christian priest, but that I also work…
