September 22, 2017 Saints Joachim and Anna as an Example of Chastity in Family Life by St. John of Damascus Anna was to be the mother of the Virgin Mother of God, and hence nature did not dare to anticipate the flowering of…
September 20, 2017 Why are Unicorns Mentioned in the Psalter and Certain Antiphons? Question: In the antiphons of the feast of the Transfiguration I was struck by a reference to unicorns. What does that mean? Answer:…
September 13, 2017 The Creed: Light of Light, True God of True God The Creed was formed (in part) because of a popular heresy at that time which stated that Jesus was part of God’s creation: that…
August 24, 2017 Why Should Reading in the Orthodox Church be Unemotional? I remember the words of Alexander Griboyedov from his play “Woe from Wit”: “Read it not like an altar server, but with passion”. For…
August 22, 2017 The Hesychast Spirituality of the Russian Monastic Tradition Professor Archimandrite Job Getcha traces the origins and development of Russian monasticism, showing how both its roots and its spirituality are firmly based…
August 3, 2017 St. Theophan’s Possible Assumptions Concerning Life on Other Planets From the Unpublished Collection of Letters by St. Theophan the Recluse: With great pleasure, I am ready to tell you a word or two…
July 25, 2017 10 Questions About Priesthood and Priests How well do we know who priests are and what do we know about their ministry? Where did it originate from, has it become…
July 25, 2017 Key Facts and Ideas about Repentance The Illness and the Cure Christianity without repentance is hypocritical, a mockery, even dangerous. It claims what is not rightfully ours, forgiveness without…
July 11, 2017 Why Do We Use Censer in Our Church? Once when one of my nri marthomite cousins came to our church for my grandfather’s remembrance service, i was shocked to find her coughin…
June 26, 2017 An Orthodox Perspective on the antichrist The Lord Jesus Christ said, “…I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” (St. Matthew 16:18). What…
June 20, 2017 The Concept of “Economy” in the Orthodox Church Unlike secular law, or Mosaic law, the purpose of the Church’s law is the spiritual perfection of her members. Mere application of the letter…
June 20, 2017 What do the two snakes on a bishop’s staff mean? The episcopal staff has the cross of Christ with two snakes and this may seem disconcerting. There are actual two explanations for this symbolism….
