December 24, 2018 Fr. Andrew (Konanos): Spiritual Life Must Be Without Sanctimony Our life is filled with difficulties but after all, don’t they happen to us because of our own passions? Don’t they happen because of…
December 22, 2018 Spiritual Father’s Advice: “When You Can’t Any Longer, Go Drink Some Tea” I remember being asked, “There are certain times in my life when I feel depressed, when it’s hard for me to pray, when my…
December 21, 2018 Fighting Boredom While Reading Bible or Why Discipline and Diligence Are Necessary I read the Bible through the first time when I was in high school. I was part of a youth group that made it…
December 21, 2018 How Do We Prepare for Christmas? You can’t prepare for Christmas and have fun at the same time. First of all, we should remind ourselves daily about the day…
December 21, 2018 Under the Bethlehem Star: How Many Wise Men Were There? Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to…
December 20, 2018 St. Theophan the Recluse on How Devil Enters Our Heart The Satan seized Judas and taught him how to betray the Lord; Judas agreed and betrayed Jesus. The Satan entered Judas’s heart because the…
December 19, 2018 What Does Orthodoxy Say About Conflicts? Question: Father Andrew, your blessing. I study psychology at a university. Could you please respond to the following questions: How does Orthodoxy view conflicts in…
December 18, 2018 From the Church’s View: Lessons of St. Nicholas Tomorrow we will celebrate the feast day of St. Nicholas Archbishop of Myra in Lycia. This amazing man has become one of the most…
December 17, 2018 What Kind of Music Is Forbidden for Christians? Listening to music—and we are talking about secular music, i.e., the music that you often hear on the radio and the TV, for I…
December 17, 2018 The Season of Gifts and Our Ability to Give What’s the Most Precious to Us We often call Christmas the “season of giving”. If you are like me, most of that giving is in material things. Toys for little…
December 16, 2018 Asking an Elder about How One Should Pray How often have I searched for the “Method” to pray. I hate to admit to you, but often. “Just tell me the steps so…
December 14, 2018 The Road to Bethlehem and How It Is Connected with 7 Prophecies of Exodus But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that…
