December 4, 2021 Formation and Manner of Reciting Liturgical Prayers in Ancient Church The Anaphora (or the Eucharistic canon) is the main set of prayers offered by the priest during Liturgy. Its purpose is asking God to…
December 2, 2021 What Does It Mean to Forgive? If a person constantly betrays and blackguards us, must we continue to associate with him? In one of his sermons, St Nicholas Velimirovic notes,…
December 1, 2021 History, Symbolism and Modern Use of Orarion Origin Jesus Christ, girding Himself with a towel, washed the feet of his disciples (John 13: 4-5) and commanded them to do the same…
November 24, 2021 About Expensive Church Decorations “Instead of spending money on expensive decorations, churches should give it to charity”. Likely, you have heard a similar reproach before. It would seem…
November 17, 2021 Incense: Theology, History and Modernity Theological Symbolism of Using Incense God is unknowable in essence, but cognizable by His actions (energies) to the extent that He Himself sets for…
November 16, 2021 Understanding Hellfire (and Ways to Avoid It) by Christian Thinkers The Gospel is widely available these days, but even if it wasn’t, the two possible images of afterlife that it describes are known even…
November 11, 2021 Gospel Covers: from Antiquity to Modern Times The appearance of manuscripts (which later began to be compiled in books) introduced the challenge of protecting important documents from damage, resulting in the…
November 10, 2021 How Ancient Christians Prayed to the Mother of God November can be rightly called “the month of the Theotokos”. It is interspersed with holidays of the revered icons of the Mother of God,…
November 2, 2021 3 Spiritual Effects of Baptism In Orthodox theology, the sacrament of Baptism is traditionally viewed from three sides: as a second birth of a person in a renewed nature…
November 1, 2021 How is Fear Related to Faith Faith is a gift from God that has been planted is us like a seed. With faith everything is clear. There are no…
October 31, 2021 Building Well I’ve often heard converts who are preparing for Orthodox baptism say that as they get closer to the ceremony, life seems to get really…
October 26, 2021 Returning from the Dead — a Christian Perspective Modern medicine has made great advancements in critical care. Doctors have learned to resuscitate more people with damage to their vital organs. On the…
