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…
May 6, 2019 How Can We Possibly Love Everyone? We are instructed by Christ to love our neighbors as ourselves, and even to love our enemies. There are always individuals who come into…
May 5, 2019 Living through the Feast of Feasts: the Paschal Reflections of the Catalog of Good Deeds Team Christ is Risen! With the coming of Great and Holy Pascha, the time of Great Lent is over comes to its end, too. We…
May 5, 2019 Orthodox Christianity: a Religion of Rules or Love? One of the things that newcomers quickly learn about the Orthodox Church is that it is a Church with various rules. Everyone who…
May 4, 2019 The Origins of the Bright Week and the Mystagogical Catechism for the First Christians It is Bright Week now. We continue to celebrate Easter during these seven happy days. Why is this week called Bright? How did the…
May 3, 2019 Spiritual Advice on Fighting against Your Anger How to root out Anger? 1. Pull back and think about it. The fathers speak of anger as a failure of rationality. Recall the causes of anger…
May 3, 2019 Top 10 Biblical Archaeology Discoveries Since 1945. Part One 1. Dead Sea Scrolls The initial seven well-preserved manuscripts were discovered by several Bedouin shepherds and then subjected to scholarly research in 1947. In…
May 2, 2019 Doubt: How It Becomes the Driving Force in Our Spiritual Life Sergey Averintsev wrote a wonderful poem about Apostle Thomas. He addresses Christ on behalf of the Apostle, asking him to show his wounds. The Apostle…
