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…
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…
