March 18, 2020 Can I Kiss Icons During the Coronavirus Epidemic? Question: Can I kiss icons during the coronavirus epidemic? Answer: There is no sin in the fact that a person is afraid of getting…
March 18, 2020 The Ascension of Alexander the Great, or A Few Words on the Carvings of the St. Demetrius Cathedral in Vladimir The St. Demetrius Cathedral in Vladimir was built in the late 12th century, during the heyday of the Vladimir Suzdal Principality, which by that time…
March 17, 2020 How Saint Valentina of Minsk Helped during the Great Patriotic War The feat of Jack reconnaissance group, which operated in 1944 behind the Nazis lines in East Prussia, is forever inscribed in the history of…
March 17, 2020 What May I Do During Lent? What May I Drink During Lent? The Typikon, the liturgical code that also regulates church fasts, permits even some wine on certain days. However,…
March 17, 2020 St. Gregory Palamas: Traditionalist or Innovator? St. Gregory Palamas (1296-1359), archbishop of Thessaloniki (1347-1359), was and is a controversial figure. His experience and teachings of the Uncreated energies of God was…
March 16, 2020 The Holy Fathers on Abstinence Let’s not try to outdo each other’s imprudence (and all that is superfluous and unnecessary… is imprudence), especially when others created from the same…
March 16, 2020 The Icon – Iconoclasm, the Seventh Council, and after that In the year 767 Stephen of Constantinople saw soldiers trampling an icon. He objected and was told it was ok – it was only a…
March 15, 2020 Divinely Inspired Thoughts of St Gregory Palamas In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Why do we fast? Why do we make sacrifices?…
March 15, 2020 The Story of St. Ephrem the Syrian and Basil the Great Our Misconceptions about High-Ranking People We often have completely false ideas about people of high rank who are crowned with glory and honor. We…
March 14, 2020 The Icon History: Was Iconography contrary to the Second Commandment? Did you ever watch a classic iconographer paint (“write”} an icon? This requires many layers of egg tempura paint, each properly prayed over. The iconographer…
March 13, 2020 Prayer Lord Have Mercy: History and Use in Worship Lord have mercy is probably the most frequently used phrase in the Orthodox worship practice. Whenever a person enters a church – in the…
March 13, 2020 Something Your Eyes Do Not See and Your Ears Do Not Hear Cannot Reach Your Heart A young man came up to a priest and said: -I will not go to church anymore! The priest asked: – Why? The young…
