March 24, 2020 Fighting a Cross-Less Christianity One of the most difficult things for human persons to face is rejection. Think of a time in your life when you felt rejected….
March 24, 2020 Saint Paisios of Mount Athos: Let Us Fight Out of Love for Christ Maybe you are afraid to go to hell and suffer along with demons? I understand if you say this: “My Christ, help me to…
March 23, 2020 What Is the Goal of Being Patient to the End? (Homily of our Father among the Saints Palladius regarding ascetic feat. Prol. Mar. 14) The Lord says, In your patience possess ye your souls….
March 23, 2020 Why Don’t Christians Keep Kosher? The most common answers to this question, that ‘that part’ of the Law doesn’t apply anymore, or that Acts 15 said that only four…
March 22, 2020 Passion Service: To Serve or Not To Serve? The Passion is held four times during Lent – on the first, second, third, and fourth Sundays. For many people, the Passion, which means…
March 22, 2020 Beholding the Cross: The Third Sunday of Lent Mark 8:34-9:1 Hebrews 4:14–5:6 The Church reminds us that the Lord came to call sinners rather than the righteous to repentance. The Church lays the holy…
March 21, 2020 Fun Facts about the Liturgy of the Apostle James Many Orthodox are aware of the existence of a special order of worship called the Divine Liturgy of the Holy Apostle James the Brother…
March 21, 2020 Samson and the Origins of Monasticism The principles of monasticism are deeply embedded within the scriptures. The call to monasticism is twofold. It represents a call to adhere strictly and…
March 20, 2020 Archimandrite Andrew Konanos: Don’t Look for Excuses I will tell you a story from patericon. One person visited St. Anthony the Great, asking for advice for a proper spiritual life. The…
March 20, 2020 Are Forgotten Sins Forgiven in the Sacrament of Unction? Priest Alexander Bogdan For some reason, that is a very common opinion now. It turns out that if a person forgets to name a…
March 19, 2020 St. Anthimos of Chios: Behold, I and the Children God Has Given Me “Behold, I and the children God has given me”. I didn’t want to have children in the world by the flesh and God gave…
March 19, 2020 All Creation Rejoiceth in Thee: The Icon of Singing On Sundays during Lent, there is the Liturgy of St. Basil the Great, which differs from the usual Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom. One particularly…
