July 1, 2019 Holy Spirit: the Force that Plants the Whole Church When we enter the Church, we get into the presence of a mystery that far exceeds our ability to fathom or imagine. That mystery…
July 1, 2019 The Divine Liturgy on the Birthday of the Church! The festive church is decorated with greenery, the priests are dressed in green vestments, and the air is full of grace, because it is…
July 1, 2019 Is It Possible to Participate in Sacraments without Wearing a Cross? There is no strict prescription in the church rules or canons stating that participation in church sacraments becomes impossible for those Orthodox Christians who…
June 30, 2019 5 Arguments in Favor of the Existence of God Many people wonder how one can believe in God in the 21st century. The same question was asked in previous centuries, too. Believers, on…
June 30, 2019 What Can an Unbaptized Person Do in the Church? An unbaptized person is outside of the Church. Why isn’t he allowed in? Does he lack anything? Is he spiritually crippled or just doesn’t…
June 28, 2019 The Unknown World of the Icon: Some Words on One of the Most Well-Known Theotokos Icons […] We asked the Rev. Sergius Nezhbort, who is the head of the Icon Painting Studio of St Elisabeth Convent, to tell us about…
June 28, 2019 How to Quarrel with Teenagers in a Right Way: Some Tips for Christian Parents A reader asks: Why does my teenage son smile at me when I tell him off? The boy is Orthodox and he knows that he…
June 28, 2019 Spiritual Father’s Word: “A New Day is a New Start for Us!” The Lord brought us to the church so that we could change our thinking, our life, so that we could get off the earth…
June 27, 2019 Sign of the Cross on Entering Church: How Many Times and Why We Should Do It As a rule, a believer should cross and bow three times before entering or leaving a church. The number three symbolizes the Holy Trinity….
June 27, 2019 Are There Any Reasons for Children to Be Rebaptized? There is no such concept as “rebaptism” in the Orthodox Church. Every day we recite a summary of the basic Christian truths in Nicene…
June 27, 2019 Can the Church Do without Deacons? Recently I overheard a conversation about deacons and someone opined that if there were no deacons in the Church no one would notice, and…
June 26, 2019 Sun? Stream? Triangle? Some Ways of Grasping the Mystery of the Holy Trinity Saint Augustine, a famous 4th-century bishop and theologian, was walking along the sea shore thinking about the mystery of the Holy Trinity one day….
