July 7, 2020 Who Are the “Laborers” That the Church Prays For? We often hear a prayer for those who labor in the Church in the litanies, the petitions led by the deacon: “Again we pray…
July 6, 2020 Feast Day of St John of Shanghai and San Francisco Happy Feast of St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco to you! It may sound sumptuous, but I consider myself a spiritual child of…
July 6, 2020 On Trust in the Church Matthew 12:9-13 Romans 12:4-5, 15-21 Wishing to show how Christians should be united with one another, the Apostle gives an example of the unity…
July 5, 2020 Is St. Peter’s Fast “Easy”? Apostolic feat and “vacation season” St. Peter’s Fast, or as it is commonly called, the Apostolic Fast, dates back to the very early days…
July 4, 2020 Listening to Lessons from the Unborn Good theology can pop up in unexpected places. One such place is the writing of Dr. Seuss, writer of children’s books. My favourite theological work of…
July 4, 2020 Church Awards for the Deacon Over time, the Russian Orthodox Church has developed a system of special awards for the clergy. These awards are designed to recognize the zealous…
July 3, 2020 Cuffs – Symbol of Christ’s Hands Orthodox clerics wear cuffs during the service. This is the smallest element of the Orthodox vestment, but according to tradition all services should be…
July 2, 2020 The Long Suffering Icon The wonderworking Bogolyubskaya icon of the Mother of God can be rightly considered one of the oldest Russian icons. It was painted about fifty…
July 2, 2020 Troparion and Kontakion to St. Alypius of Kiev Caves Troparion to St. Alypius You depicted the images of saints on tablets / as the artful painter, O all-praiseworthy Alypius, / you wrote the…
July 1, 2020 On the Cult of Health, and Bodily Illness How are the soul and body connected? Do we need to be concerned about physical health? Why is care for physical health senseless without…
July 1, 2020 Why Did the Holy Church Set Up the Days of Remembrance for Saints? The Orthodox Church honors the saints who have pleased God every day, performs special services in honor of them and reminds us about them…
June 30, 2020 Why We Won’t Be Microchipped Dear brothers and sisters, I have great news: they will not microchip us! The idea that soon, under the pretext of vaccination against coronavirus,…
