October 9, 2019 May a Layperson Use a Prayer Rope? You can often see a prayer rope in the hands of a priest or a monk, and also of laymen occasionally. But is it…
October 9, 2019 The Wasteful God Waste! How we hate the word and the action. We work hard for what we have and we don’t like to waste it. So,…
October 6, 2019 The Biggest Mistake in Understanding Christianity Metropolitan Anthony, Head of Affairs of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, explains why society often complains of the Church. According to him, this is because…
October 4, 2019 Kiss of Peace “Greet one another with an holy kiss. All the saints salute you.” (2 Corinthians 13:12) The priest exhorts, “Let us love one another…” just…
October 4, 2019 Psalms To Read While in Danger The reading of 27th, 51st and 91st (26th, 50th and 90th in Church Slavonic) psalms by believers during attacks by whether visible or invisible…
October 4, 2019 Fight, Run, Finish It always surprises me when someone comes to the Orthodox faith. Given the present age, there are so many versions of Christianity on offer….
October 2, 2019 Should a Christian Be a Weakling? Aggression occupies a great role in the human history. The history of our species consists of endless wars, fights, and strife. But what exactly…
October 2, 2019 The Elevation of the Cross – Hard Power vs. Soft Power Pontius Pilate didn’t understand. “So you are a king, then?”, said Governor Pontius Pilate. Pilate understood none of this. He knew the Jews were…
October 1, 2019 Carrying Your Cross: How Do You Know If You Carry It or Not It is believed that the bearing of one’s cross implies something extraordinary that goes beyond the usual devotion. That is a misconception. Carrying your…
September 30, 2019 Why We Need a God of Wrath Every age faces the temptation to remake the true God in its own image—or in other words, the temptation to idolatry. The brutal ages…
September 28, 2019 The Unavoidable Law of Life (though this is written for the Church, the law of life applies to all, believers and non-believers) Here is an easy rule to understand:…
September 28, 2019 Original Sin Does the Orthodox Church recognize the original sin? The question may seem strange, because one can often read in popular and publicly available publications…
