September 5, 2020 How May We Know That We Are Living in the Spirit? What do we mean by living in the spirit? High spirituality enjoys much acclaim in many works of literature, art, music and cinema; even…
September 4, 2020 How an Unconfessed Sin Can Have Implications for Your Health — a Perspective from a Psychologist One obvious impact is related to stress. Any external influence which we see as threatening creates a stress reaction. Our bodies react by generating…
September 3, 2020 What Should Be the Church’s View of a Revolution? In today’s Christianity – especially among some Catholics and Protestants of the West – there is a long-established tendency to equate the mission of…
September 1, 2020 Are the Kingdom of Heaven and Paradise Different Things? In the book of Genesis we read how the Lord creates the world, arranges everything for the good of man. “The Lord God planted a…
August 31, 2020 What Should I Do When Liturgical Life Becomes a Routine? At times an “experienced” church-goer may stop discovering anything new in church life. It becomes all too familiar and brings no more joy. Such…
August 29, 2020 Does It Make Sense to Order the Commemoration of a Person at Several Churches at the Same Time? People who care about their deceased relatives often order commemoration service at several churches and monasteries. But one who orders a service can be…
August 24, 2020 Is It a Sin to Remove the Signs of Aging? Q: Are modern medical methods of body and face correction considered a sin? I would like to fix the signs of aging on my…
August 18, 2020 Should Christians Ever Use Anti-Depressant Medicines? Are Christians allowed to take psychiatric medicines? Because many maintain that anxiety, depression, melancholy and, in general, psychiatric disorders of the soul are healed…
August 17, 2020 Marital Relations During a Fast The Church definitely instructs us to abstain from marital intimacy during a fast, but we must understand that there are always nuances. There are…
August 16, 2020 Why Can’t You Get Married During Lent? The yearning for one lost joy can overshadow all the other delights of the world. Archpriest Vladimir Kostochka thinks that everything has its due…
August 13, 2020 Why Is It That Two or Even Three Passages from the Holy Scripture Is Read at the Divine Services? This is due to the fact that the worship services in the Orthodox Church are harmoniously integrated into a single whole, consisting of several…
August 11, 2020 Forcing Yourself to Pray: Can a Christian Not Want to Pray? Please don’t frown. I am well aware of how people in the Church tend to talk about prayer. I know that prayer is for…
