September 4, 2020 “You Are Trying in Vain. She Has Two Days Maximum Left to Live,” – A Story About A Miracle in Intensive Care It happened in 2011. At the time I was having meetings with the Orthodox Women League representatives. One of our conversations turned to some…
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 Personalism, Small Churches, and Building Community When was the last time you heard a sermon or read an article or blog post on Romans chapter 16? Apart from Rom. 16:1,…
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 2, 2020 Sunday Worship in Late 4th Century Jerusalem The 12th century manuscript that serves as the basis for this article was discovered in 1884 by the Italian archaeologist Rammurini in Arezzo (Italy)….
September 2, 2020 Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh: the “Fear” of Samuel On September 2, we celebrate the prophet Samuel commemoration day. He stands on the verge of two decisive eras in the history of not…
September 1, 2020 The Messengers of God – a Historical Review Orthodox church offices starts with the ringing of the bells to invite the faithful for the commencement of the service and to bring…
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 31, 2020 Holy Hierarch Aidan of Lindisfarne, Apostle of Northumbria and Wonderworker In the year 633, the pagan King Penda of Mercia invaded the kingdom of Northumbria in northern England, which had become Christian a short…
August 30, 2020 Holy Fathers on Love for Your Neighbor Saint Ephraim the Syrian Without love, everything is unclean. If someone keeps his virginity, if he fasts or stays alert, if he prays or…
August 30, 2020 Fr. Edward’s Path from Episcopalian to Orthodoxy It was easy to get from San Francisco to Berkeley, CA., by high-speed train. It took me half an hour to reach Ashby Station,…
