October 2, 2019 The Elevation of the Cross – Hard Power vs. Soft Power Pontius Pilate didn’t understand. “So you are a king, then?”, said Governor Pontius Pilate. Pilate understood none of this. He knew the Jews were…
October 1, 2019 Carrying Your Cross: How Do You Know If You Carry It or Not It is believed that the bearing of one’s cross implies something extraordinary that goes beyond the usual devotion. That is a misconception. Carrying your…
October 1, 2019 “We’re Here To Help You”: Modern Miracles of Ss. Cosmas and Damian “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than…
October 1, 2019 Miracle of Holy Theotokos in the Christian Town of Saidnaya A miracle by the Holy Theotokos was reported at one of the monasteries of Saidnaya. This town is one of the most famous Christian…
September 30, 2019 The Ablution of the Cross An unusual ceremony takes place in cathedrals and big temples during the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross of the Lord: a bishop…
September 30, 2019 Why We Need a God of Wrath Every age faces the temptation to remake the true God in its own image—or in other words, the temptation to idolatry. The brutal ages…
September 29, 2019 Responsibility for the Creation The beauty of the world around us attests to the beauty of the Divine. A woman recollected that the priest who brought her up…
September 29, 2019 Two Questions for the Spiritual Father Question: What role does a priest play during a confession? In one church they simply absolved me of my sins without even hearing my…
September 28, 2019 The Unavoidable Law of Life (though this is written for the Church, the law of life applies to all, believers and non-believers) Here is an easy rule to understand:…
September 28, 2019 Original Sin Does the Orthodox Church recognize the original sin? The question may seem strange, because one can often read in popular and publicly available publications…
September 27, 2019 Cross ‘Crucifixion’ – The History of Occurrence One of the first images of the crucified Jesus Christ that have survived to this day dates back to the 5th century. It was…
September 27, 2019 Saint Genevieve of Paris The Orthodox must have heard of the famous Syrian ascetic Symeon the Stylite. Numerous people came to him for advice, including Emperor Marcian (396-457)…
