February 5, 2018 Reflections Upon the Prodigal Son It’s no use to ask the Prodigal Son just how he ran away. He probably couldn’t tell you how he ended up in the…
January 25, 2018 An Orthodox Christian Approach to Sickness: Why Do We Get Sick? Sickness is a phenomenon of our existence on earth that is familiar to everyone. What is sickness? Why do we get sick? How do…
January 25, 2018 Why on the Right Hand: The Meaning of Rings in the Orthodox Tradition This Sunday I will have the pleasure of performing a wedding. Weddings are always happy events, and I always look forward to performing…
January 23, 2018 Fifteen Commentaries Concerning Prayer 1. Prayer is a specific activity that must be a part of a person’s life. It is, as the catechism says, “a lifting of…
January 12, 2018 The Teachings of the Elders of the Glinsk Hermitage The Glinsk Hermitage came into being in the 16th century in Kursk Province (a territory which now is part of the Sumsk Region), on…
January 3, 2018 What Does It Mean to Be a Churched Person? Whom can we rightly call a churched person? What does it mean to be such a person? A churched Christian is a person who…
January 2, 2018 An Introduction to Matins: Part 1 The Services of Vespers and Matins define the day. In Genesis, the first book of the Bible, we read: 5And there was evening and…
December 27, 2017 The Need of the Healing of Society from Making Christ and the Church Criminals The featured author article this month is an updating and reworking of the Society of St. John Chrysostom-Western Region’s President’s Message Light of the…
December 18, 2017 The Variety of Demonic Battles, and How to Cut Off the Entrance of Every Thought and Desire Pay heed to yourself, O monk, sensibly and diligently, with a vigilant mind, as to when the demons come, by what means they catch…
December 14, 2017 Spirituality: The Meaning of Theosis As the Goal in Life for an Orthodox Christian The Orthodox Church proclaims the Gospel of Jesus Christ. In the Greek language, the word for Gospel is Evangelion which means literally “the good…
December 13, 2017 The Role of Wine in Orthodox Christian Tradition “Lord Jesus Christ, You are the true vine, and Your Father is the vinedresser, and You called Your apostles the brunches”. This prayer…
December 12, 2017 Orthodox Christianity and Predestination According to St. Symeon the New Theologian Over the past 2000 years, the Orthodox Church has granted the title of “Theologian” to only three Saints: St. John the Apostle, St. Gregory…
