August 10, 2017 495 10 A List of Orthodox Christians in Various Countries By Population The number of Orthodox Christians in the world, according to different accounts is somewhere between 125 and 180 million. It is often difficult to…
August 10, 2017 710 0 How to Keep the Church Typicon According to St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco The divine services and rites of the Orthodox Church, having as their foundation one typicon and preserving commonality in all that is substantially…
July 31, 2017 124 0 Suggestions of Athonite Elders Concerning Children’s Confession Hieromonk Pavel is an archondar of Dionysiou Monastery. For many years, he gives guidance to hundreds of laypeople who come from Greece, Cyprus and…
July 28, 2017 246 0 What Is Holy Chrismation? “Holy Chrismation is a Sacrament in which the baptized believer, being anointed with Holy Chrism on certain parts of the body, in the name…
July 26, 2017 551 0 How to Set Up a Personal Commemoration Book What follows is directions on how to set up a private commemoration book for use in one’s private prayers…
July 24, 2017 2287 2 Why Are the Faces of Clergy and Monastics Covered after Their Death? Why do we cover the faces of clerics after their death – several similar questions were addressed to the editor after the death of…
July 20, 2017 203 0 How Not to Become an Accidental Iconoclast If we are careless or unaware of an image’s sanctity, then the image does not suddenly become unholy or “just a picture”: instead we…
July 20, 2017 82 1 Royal Inadequacies of the Royal Priesthood “Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity!”–Psalm 133:1 While there are many wonderful and holy pastors who labor in…
July 14, 2017 816 1 An Orthodox Christian Perspective on Cosmetic Surgery Question: What the Church have to say about cosmetic surgery? I’m thinking of reconstructing my nose, but do not wish to violate my faith….
June 30, 2017 5779 0 Why Do Orthodox Christians Have their Homes Blessed? Begin Everything with Prayer Since we are reminded in Scripture to begin whatever we do with prayer, it has been the practice of…