January 5, 2018 10 Important Facts about the Blessing of Homes on Theophany 1. Houses are traditionally blessed with “Theophany water” each year. A house can be blessed at any time, but the usual season for yearly…
January 5, 2018 Facts about Orthodox Christian Processions Cross processions in Russia have a vibrant history and are hugely popular. So much so that 60,000 Russians are willing to walk 100 miles…
January 4, 2018 How is it possible to believe in God in the 21st century? Many do not understand the concept of faith. They think that Christians are weak intellectually, believing with insufficient evidence. Atheists often adhere to an…
January 3, 2018 How Orthodox Christians View the Typicon? Since the aim of church rubrics is to adapt church services to the holy commemorations of the day, their compilation must have begun the…
December 28, 2017 The Burial Practices on Mt. Athos The monasteries of Mt. Athos are hundreds of years old, and hundreds and thousands of monks have ended their earthly lives in them. But…
December 27, 2017 Reasons Why You Should Not Convert to Orthodox Christianity After five years or so in the Orthodox Church, I’ve seen a lot of friends and acquaintances come home to the apostolic faith. …
December 22, 2017 Why Do We Hear the Word “Rejoice!” in Akathist Hymns? As a genre of Christian hymnography, an akathist is special not only because of its structure but also because of its joyful mood. It…
December 18, 2017 An Introduction to the Great Vespers In the Bible we read that in the beginning, God created heaven and earth, and that the earth was unstructured (“unsightly” or “unfurnished,” as…
December 15, 2017 The Earliest Known Prayer to the Mother of God So far, the earliest known prayer to the Virgin Mary is known as “Beneath thy compassion” (Greek: Ὑπὸ τὴν σὴν εὐσπλαγχνίαν). The earliest text…
December 14, 2017 Becoming of Faith or How to Teach Someone About the Eucharist? Archimandrite Savva (Mazhuko) about what the Eucharist is and how it is difficult to explain to other people the truth about this Sacrament. …
December 14, 2017 Who Was the First Orthodox Christian Priest? An Answer by Fr. Sergius Pravdolubov, a holder of a masters degree in theology, the professor of The Moscow Theological Academy and the rector…
December 13, 2017 Holy Tradition vs. Customs in the Orthodox Church Question: With the Orthodox church being the true Apostolic church—meaning that the Apostles were the first Bishops/Priests of the Christian faith—why are there so…
