April 1, 2020 How to Please Your Neighbor in a Right Way? Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification (Romans 15:2). The obligation to please our neighbors directly stems from…
April 1, 2020 Saints on the Right Attitude to Illness After the Fall, disease and death haunt mankind. The world has known many epidemics that have claimed the lives of many people. Some of…
March 31, 2020 6 Curious Facts about Saint Seraphim of Vyritsa Fact 1. Several patron saints The future Saint Seraphim of Vyritsa was baptized with the name Vasily in honor of Saint Vasily the New,…
March 31, 2020 The Remains of the Great-Great-Great-Grandmother of the British Queen Have Been Discovered. What Does Orthodoxy Have to Do with It? The oldest of the identified ancestors of Queen Elizabeth II was a saint, who is also revered in the Orthodox Church. British scholars have…
March 31, 2020 St. Andrew’s Great Canon: a Rival Voice Every year during Lent we invite into our churches a great pastor, St. Andrew of Crete, and listen while he leads us in a…
March 30, 2020 Fr. Andrew Lemeshonok’s Views on Coronavirus The light of Christ illuminates everyone. That is why whenever eclipses occur, whenever there are clouds, we stop and look for the Light: where…
March 29, 2020 St. John Climacus: We Should Weep for Our Sins Today we commemorate St. John Climacus. The reason St. John Climacus is so named is because he left us a spiritual guide — the…
March 29, 2020 Understanding Theosis Perhaps the most scandalous doctrine of the Eastern Orthodox Church for heterodox Christians is that of theosis, which is often translated as divinization. It…
March 28, 2020 The Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts The Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts is an undeniable gem of the Lenten services of the Orthodox Church. One cannot understand the spirit…
March 28, 2020 On Death and Dying: Three Stories of Eternal Life On Demetrius Saturday, the Orthodox Church holds a special commemoration service for the reposed. We submit the names of all our Orthodox departed friends…
March 27, 2020 Language of the Orthodox Vestments: Epitrachelion One of the main attributes of an Orthodox priest during a divine service is the epitrachelion. It is worn during all sacraments and ceremonies….
March 27, 2020 “Oh, that church is so retro” or Why We Need a Church Which Refuses to Move with the Times A number of years ago I was chatting with a co-worker at my secular job and she asked me to what church I belonged….
