May 13, 2019 Elder Paisios on Loving the World around Us A few days after Pascha I decided to take an afternoon walk in the forest outside of Florina… It was a joy to…
May 13, 2019 Spain: Apostle James, Pilgrims’ Patron Saint Every Catholic in Spain will tell you the legend about the appearance of the relics of Holy Apostle James in their country: When Apostle James…
May 11, 2019 Who or What Are Gog and Magog? Why Are They So Famous? Bishop Sylvester (Stoichev), the Rector of Kiev Theological Academy, on the meaning of the mysterious Gog and Magog. These two names are mentioned in…
May 11, 2019 Why not to Have a Fixed Day for Pascha? Recently there has been some talk in church circles of changing the present calendar so that Pascha (or “Easter” as it is known in…
May 11, 2019 Celibacy in Orthodoxy Question: “The Hebrew Bible nowhere thought celibacy praiseworthy (St. Paul was an exception). So why does Orthodoxy teach that monastic celibacy is the greatest…
May 10, 2019 Top 10 Biblical Archaeology Discoveries Since 1945. Part Two 6. Ossuaries of James, Brother of Jesus, and Caiaphas the High Priest An ossuary (a limestone container for the bones of the dead) with…
May 10, 2019 Spiritual Guidance against Laziness The lazy people are the first to show off their imaginary efforts. “Don’t I work extremely hard?” they say. “No one pays attention to…
May 10, 2019 “Bone of My Bone, Flesh of My Flesh” The primordial man says of his wife, “This is now bone of my bone, and flesh of my flesh.” (Gen 2:23) St. Nikolai of…
May 10, 2019 Priest as a Model of a Christian Life “Be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity” (St. Paul’s first letter to Timothy…
May 8, 2019 Tithes and Firstfruits “Honor the Lord with your substance, and with the firstfruits of all your produce.” (Proverbs 3:9) In ancient Israel, the Church of the Old…
May 8, 2019 Nun Irina (Helman): “Worshipping God Means Serving Your Neighbour” When someone asked an elder what the difference between lay people and monks is, the elder replied, “First: Monks don’t marry.” It doesn’t sound…
May 6, 2019 The Lessons of Righteous Prophet Job from the Holy Scripture (Job; James 5:11; Ezekiel 14:14-20) Tell me, brother, what you are able to endure, And how much of a man you are, I will tell you. Job the…
