October 25, 2021 What Is the Importance of Monasteries? Why are monasteries important? I know, for example, that there is a monastery in Transcarpathia with only three monks. What is the point in…
October 22, 2021 Power and Career. From the Legacy of the Optina Elders Can and should a church-going Orthodox person be a successful member of society? Can one take the path toward God and at the same…
October 19, 2021 Why Pray if Nothing Changes? Question: What is the meaning of prayer? I keep asking the Lord for something, but nothing happens. I pray and pray, nothing changes. Am…
October 18, 2021 How Do We Feel on Our Birthday? Sometimes I hear from people that they feel nervous and confused on their birthday, counting the years that have passed. For me, the main…
October 8, 2021 How to Respect a Saint or an Angel in North America? A Protestant friend of mine who is sympathetic to Orthodoxy and likes icons recently felt he had to draw the line. On a weekday service…
October 6, 2021 Exploring the Roots of Vanity, Man’s Formidable Enemy Vanity takes its roots in our inability to live before God and see Him as the living God. It comes from our unwillingness to…
September 26, 2021 What Does Pouring Water over the Cross on the Feast of the Exaltation Mean? Question: Why is water poured over the cross during the evening service on the Feast of the Exaltation? Does this act have a symbolic…
September 22, 2021 Is Bible Study Orthodox? It is unfortunately not uncommon to find Orthodox people who argue that it is not Orthodox to study the Bible. Perhaps clergy and monastics…
September 2, 2021 Saying Glory to the Lord after the Lord’s Prayer – a Priest’s Prerogative? Question: Greetings! Here is my question: why did men take it upon themselves to let the priest complete the prayer “Lord our Father” that…
July 22, 2021 Is It Possible for a Grave Sinner to Repent at Their Death and Go to Heaven? In principle, yes. But remember that the key element here is repentance. In the Gospel, we find an outstanding example of repentance at death….
July 17, 2021 Why Is Abraham Called the “Father of Believers”? And what is the meaning of the phrase “Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness” (James 2:23)? Traditionally, we call…
July 16, 2021 Does the Church Pray for Those Who Died from Alcoholism or Drug Addiction? It certainly does; and yet the parallel with the suicides suggests itself and requires a word of clarification. Refusing to carry out funeral services…
