November 3, 2019 Tomorrow You May Die is Never True There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: And there was a certain…
November 1, 2019 Is It Necessary to Celebrate the Birthday of The Deceased Person and The Day of His Death? Is It Necessary to Celebrate the Birthday of The Deceased Person and The Day of His Death? Usually people just request a memorial service…
October 30, 2019 How to Commemorate the Dead Outside the Church: Is It Possible to Pray with Your Own Words? Is It True That There Is No Hope for Salvation for Suicides, People Who Died Unbaptized, Or for Those Who Were Ardent Atheists During…
October 30, 2019 Are Dogs Regarded as Unclean Animals and Can Cats and Dogs Live in The House? The division of animals into clean and unclean is very arbitrary. In fact, it does not exist. Especially in the New Testament Church. Any…
October 28, 2019 Holy Fathers on Charity “Being charitable means having a heart that burns with love for every creature and desires its good. Alms do not consist solely in giving,…
October 28, 2019 The Stony Heart “A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony…
October 28, 2019 Can One Speak with the Dead and Ask for Their Help? As almost to all questions concerning the afterlife, there can be no single answer. It is no coincidence that saint Anastasios of Sinai says…
October 27, 2019 Saint Paisios the Athonite: Humility Makes the Devil Crumble Why does God let the devil tempt us? Geronda, why does God allow the devil to tempt us? He does it to select his…
October 26, 2019 A Case of Mistaken Identity When I was still living in Romania I was going for confession to a hieromonk in a monastery not very far from my hometown….
October 24, 2019 The Miracle of Joining the Church John 6:40-44; Acts 8:26-39 Holy Scripture says that God is the Spirit. Although He is everywhere, a sinful person cannot see Him. A human…
October 23, 2019 Joy Is Hope That Will Not Disappoint Us As with the concepts of love and peace, so the concept of joy has undergone some redefinition and is misunderstood. Many today understand joy…
October 22, 2019 With Him Before Our Unblinking Eyes, We Can Walk on Water Love, peace, and joy are the defining components of a Christian life. It is these realities that constitute fundamental discipleship to Christ, not obedience…