April 23, 2020 219 0 How Should One Understand the Words “In the Beginning Was the Word”? Question: How should one understand the words “In the beginning was the Word”? Answer: In the first verse of the fourth Gospel, of the…
April 22, 2020 421 0 The Prospects of Living Without Church: Online Confession and Communion as in the 4th Century A fragment of a conversation with Archbishop Theodosius (Snigiryov) of Boyarka, suffragan bishop under Metropolitan Onuphrius of Kiev and All Ukraine. In view of…
April 21, 2020 582 0 Online Service: How to Pray at Home? In a situation where believers are forced to stay at home in self-isolation, many churches have launched online broadcasts of services. This experience is…
April 6, 2020 255 0 Is It More Sinful to Smoke or Eat Meat During the Lent? Question: Good afternoon, Father. What is more sinful during Lent – eating meat or smoking? I understand that both are sinful, but still? Answer:…
March 23, 2020 218 2 Why Don’t Christians Keep Kosher? The most common answers to this question, that ‘that part’ of the Law doesn’t apply anymore, or that Acts 15 said that only four…
March 18, 2020 1166 1 Can I Kiss Icons During the Coronavirus Epidemic? Question: Can I kiss icons during the coronavirus epidemic? Answer: There is no sin in the fact that a person is afraid of getting…
February 25, 2020 206 0 Where Does the Practice of Processions in Times of Public Disasters Come From? Whenever we face any public calamity, such as drought, or flood, or hail, which devastates our fields by God’s permission; or fires, or mudslides,…
February 23, 2020 473 0 Sacraments and Sinful Priests Question: I have a recent convert friend who is worried about the validity of his chrismation after the priest left the Church. What should…
February 13, 2020 278 1 Atheists’ Killer Argument: Why Do Babies Suffer? Perhaps this is the most vulnerable point of our faith. The opponents of Christianity love to muzzle us with this question, while we are…
February 9, 2020 937 0 Fasting Twice a Week: Why the Orthodox Adopted Things Christ Condemned Question: “Christ gave a parable about the Pharisee and how he fasts twice a week (Luke 18:12). Why did the Orthodox adopt things Christ…