September 21, 2020 On the Twofold Ministry. Nativity of Most Holy Theotokos Luke 1: 39-49, 56 Luke 10: 38–42, 11: 27–28 At first glance, the Gospel read at the liturgy on almost all feasts of the…
September 21, 2020 Does the New Testament Tell Us that Mary Is the Mother of Christians, the Mother of the Church? Last time we saw how often the Virgin Mary is mentioned in the New Testament. Nobody except her Son comes close. Then… well, go…
September 20, 2020 One Reason Why God Allows Evil Spirits to Rage in Human Bodies The miracle of St. Simeon and the presbyter It is known that evil spirits try to destroy human souls not only by arousing, promoting…
September 20, 2020 Why Do We Honor the Mother of God? Because the Bible Says So! The Virgin Mary…? Those of you who were raised Orthodox or Roman Catholic cannot imagine how hard it was for most of us former…
September 19, 2020 Should I Marry a Non-Believer? Archimandrite Savva (Janich), Abbot of Dečani Monastery (Serbia) replies. Q: Father Savva, please answer the following question. What to do for a woman who…
September 19, 2020 Not Yours, But You: Almsgiving in the Modern Age In the Gospels there are many “hard sayings” of our Savior. Of these hard sayings, there are also many which have been all but…
September 18, 2020 Sin, Passion and Vice – What Is the Difference? In Greek ‘to sin’ means “to miss,” in the sense of missing or not reaching a goal. If a person is hungry, he can…
September 18, 2020 Why Is Fear an Enemy of Faith? To have faith means to trust the Lord and to sense His living presence in one’s life. Faith brings us our inner peace, tranquillity…
September 17, 2020 What We Give to God, He Returns to Us a Hundredfold, not Only in the Future Life, but Also in the Present A word about the young man who added ten golden coins of his own as he was forging a cross for a patrician There…
September 17, 2020 The Pisidia* Icon of the Mother of God Feast day: September 16 HISTORY OF THE ICON The Pisidia Myrrh-streaming Icon of the Mother of God became famous for its great miracles in…
September 16, 2020 St Procopius of Sazava* On September 29 by old calendar Russian Orthodox Church celebrates the memory of the Venerable Procopius, hegumen of Sazava, a saint of the ancient…
September 16, 2020 What Does the Word “Gehenna” Mean? Most English Bibles translate three different Greek words as “Hell,” but these terms do not all mean the same thing. The word “Hades” (ᾅδης)…
