January 5, 2020 Preparing for the Coming of Christ Today is the Sunday of the Holy Fathers of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is also the Sunday before the Nativity of our Lord; so…
January 5, 2020 Do All The Requirements of the Church Charter Have to Be Met? On the one hand, the church charter is a set of rules that an Orthodox Christian has to comply with. But, as Mikhail Skaballanovich,…
January 4, 2020 Christmas All-Night Vigil Live Broadcast from Our Convent! Dear Friends! We invite you to immerse into the unique atmosphere of the Christian Orthodox church service and see a live broadcast of our…
January 4, 2020 Why Is the Litany for the Catechumens Omitted Sometimes? We can often find that in the everyday liturgical practice of a parish, the litany for the catechumens, and thus the prayer for the…
January 4, 2020 A Person Cannot Lead Others Unless He Knows What It Means to Be Led As you know, military leaders are not born that way, but become commanders gradually over time. Their maturing is based on obedience. The ability…
January 3, 2020 “I don’t want to get old!” or How to Treat Aging and Beauty Right Another controversial topic is rejuvenation. Women wish they were not getting old. Now science has stepped far forward in the field of the development…
January 3, 2020 Why Do They Bring an Extra Table When They Have Several Liturgies? Sometimes there is a smaller table in front of the main Holy Table at the Liturgy. It means that on this day there…
January 2, 2020 Akathist to Saint John of Kronstadt Kontakion 1 To one chosen among priests, to the wondrous servant of God, John, pastor and teacher, intercessor for tsars, comforter of the afflicted,…
January 2, 2020 Is It a Sin to be Pretty and to Care of Yourself? Does a Christian need to take care of her appearance? Is it permissible to change one’s appearance, to consult a plastic surgeon? An abundance…
January 2, 2020 The Sacraments and Rites of the Orthodox Church: What Is the Difference? To answer this question let us consult the Orthodox catechism. The word “catechism” in Greek means “teaching, instruction”. The term “catechism” in church literature…
January 1, 2020 The Necessity for Facts: Is Christmas a Fairy Tale? Four years ago, along I-94 west of downtown Milwaukee, these words were on a billboard sponsored by a local atheist group. I read that…
January 1, 2020 Dionisius the Wise My exposure to Russian icon painting began with the works and the name of Dionisius. A friend of mine has an amazing book-album titled…
