August 3, 2019 Elder Cleopa: One is Tempted from Eight Sides on the Path of Salvation The Holy Fathers say that on the path of salvation one is tempted by the devil from eight sides: from the front, from behind,…
August 2, 2019 Tonsure vs Long Hair Most priests of the Russian Orthodox Church wear long hair. A bearded man with long hair – a classic and already familiar image of…
August 2, 2019 Judge not or How to Be Saved without Effort The sin of judging others is found to be very prevalent in human actions because it can be so easily fallen into: censure of…
August 1, 2019 “Only in God Can You Find Joy” We continue our celebration of life, our celebration of the victory over death. We suffer much in this world, we have many trials, diseases,…
August 1, 2019 Saint Seraphim’s Spiritual Science From time to time, the Lord sends His people great soothsayers, great saints, who admonish the people, preparing them for great changes in the…
August 1, 2019 Voluntary Obedience to a Spiritual Father Prevents Spiritual Death By definition, an Orthodox Christian is one who strives to be obedient to the Commandments and, at the same time, obediently tries to fulfill…
July 31, 2019 Language of the Orthodox Church: Church Vestments Many churches astonish us with beauty and luxury of their interior decoration. And sometimes the incoming person has a question: what is it all…
July 31, 2019 Confession – Relief or Torture? “Confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed.” James 5:16 “Receive the Holy Spirit! If you…
July 31, 2019 What Do Icons Cry for? “Weeping Icons? Get Serious…” That would have been my reaction when I was a Protestant long ago, even when I was an Anglo-Catholic Episcopalian….
July 30, 2019 How to Understand Difficult Bible Passages All Orthodox Christians are supposed to read the Holy Scriptures and learn God’s wisdom from it. However, if we do not just want to…
July 30, 2019 The Secret of The Good Shepherd Parable “To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice.” (John 10:3) The story of Christ The Good Shepherd is well known to us. It…
July 30, 2019 What Do We Know About Passions and Virtues? What are passions? Passions are the uncontrolled desires that come from our bodily needs. They subordinate our soul to our egoistic or self will….
