September 20, 2019 The House of the Mother of God in Loreto Today, the Holy House in Loreto (or as it is called by the Italians, Santa Casa) is one of the most revered shrines associated…
September 20, 2019 The Nativity of the Mother of God In His Gospel, our Lord and God says, When the time comes for a baby to be born, there is sorrow: when it is…
September 20, 2019 How Divine Is the Name of God? A little more than a century ago, the Church came face to face with the problem of Imiaslavie: a doctrine that emerged in the…
September 20, 2019 “Blessing”: Does It Actually Mean Anything? In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, one God. Amen. Today I would like to speak…
September 20, 2019 Who’s Afraid of the Most Holy Virgin Mary? The veneration of the Virgin Mary has long been point of contention among Christians. Although it May be difficult to delineate a uniform position…
September 20, 2019 Reception of Non-Orthodox Christians in the Practice of the Russian Church The Orthodox Church is the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. As a pillar and ground of the truth (cf. 1 Timothy 3:15), which…
September 19, 2019 Source of Joy for Man A former Danish dressage champion fell ill with polio. For years, the courageous woman was struggling with her paralyzed legs and weakened hands. Nine…
September 19, 2019 The Virgin Mary’s “Sister,” Mary the Wife of Cleopas Question: “Did the Virgin Mary have a sister? Wasn’t She the only child of St. Joachim and St. Ann? However, in the Gospel of…
September 18, 2019 Biblical Roots of the Jesus Prayer It is remarkable to me how deeply biblical the Jesus Prayer is: “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, the sinner.”…
September 18, 2019 Sloth – Slothfulness about Leisure, Spiritual Sloth, How to Overcome Sloth Last week we looked at Bodily, Intellectual and Moral Sloth. Now, moving ahead… Slothfulness regarding Leisure. This sounds like a contradiction. It is not….
September 18, 2019 Do Orthodox Christians Need Sports? We need sports to work and fight – at least to fight with ourselves. Also, to transform a band of young bullies into a…
September 17, 2019 Principles for Presbyteras in the Parish This piece practically wrote itself in my head all in a few moments. I’ve never been a big fan of these alliterated lists, and…
