July 29, 2018 A List of 12 Things a Normal Orthodox Christian Does The normal Orthodox Christian—who is living according to the norms of the Orthodox faith—will be doing the following (this is not an exhaustive list,…
July 27, 2018 The Gospel Lesson during the Divine Liturgy: What Is It for? I would like to conclude this commentary series on the Divine Liturgy (or at least the first part of the Liturgy, the so-called “Liturgy…
July 22, 2018 Why Is Epistle Read during the Divine Liturgy? In the Orthodox Divine Liturgy, after the Trisagion Hymn comes the chanting of the prokeimenon and of the epistle. In many places the prokeimenon…
July 16, 2018 What Christianity and Photography Have in Common Author’s note: This article contains some details about photography techniques. However‚ reading it until the end will prove highly beneficial. There is no secret…
July 14, 2018 Is Tithing a New Testament Practice? Tithing was the practice of giving ten percent of one’s “increase” to God. By increase, this meant that whatever one’s labor managed to acquire,…
July 14, 2018 5 Curious Facts about the Vestments of Orthodox Clergy The church is not a kingdom of this world, it is a ship of salvation. And this is underlined from every side and every…
July 13, 2018 Why More Honorable than the Cherubim? A question from my In Box: Is the Theotokos seriously “more honorable than the cherubim and more glorious than the seraphim”? Doesn’t that praise…
July 13, 2018 Some Things to Know about Your Baptismal Cross A Baptismal Cross is not merely jewelry or a decoration for an Orthodox Christian, but rather the sign our belonging to Christ, Our…
July 11, 2018 How to Forgive the Person Who Betrayed You? Question: Good day, Father Andrew. How can I overcome my husband’s betrayal? He left me alone with our child on my hands and went to…
July 4, 2018 Is it Possible to Be Pro-life and Pro-choice? Question: Is it possible for someone to be pro-life and pro-choice? We should define our terms here. By “pro-life,” we mean that we…
June 27, 2018 Why Does the Priest Say “Singing the Triumphant Hymn, Shouting, Proclaiming and Saying” during the Divine Liturgy? The Eucharistic canon is the heart of the Divine Liturgy because it is during this moment in the service the bread and wine become…
June 25, 2018 The Trisagion Hymn in the Context of the Divine Liturgy In the Divine Liturgy, after the antiphons, comes the Trisagion Hymn, prefaced by a prayer in which the celebrant prays that the God who…
