April 19, 2019 Struggle and Weakness Often in American Christian circles we’ve hear that so-and-so is struggling. Oh, no! They’re struggling with some sin or doubt or crisis; how awful! In…
April 19, 2019 Cherubic Hymn and Great Entrance: What (Not) To Do? The Cherubic Hymn is a preliminary or prefatorial chant to the Eucharistic Canon, which culminates in the transmutation (that is, a sacramental transformation) of…
April 18, 2019 Seven Deadly Sins: Sources and Results of Anger Anger is a complex sin. (Did I mention earlier that sins intermingle and build on each other in many ways?) Saint John of the Ladder quotes…
April 18, 2019 “St. Patrick’s Day Begins with Prayer, Not a Can of Guinness”: A Russian Priest on His Ministry in Ireland Archpriest George Zavershinsky has spent almost two decades as a priest in Western Europe, namely in Ireland and Scotland. His spiritual father had suggested that…
April 17, 2019 The Role Monasticism Play in the Life of the Church You are not alone in asking that question. In a world where everything that is done has to have a “purpose” monasticism seems, on…
April 17, 2019 Othodox Understanding of True Friendship We tend to have special affection towards certain people and strike a union of friendship with them. Friendship doesn’t contradict the commandment of loving…
April 17, 2019 Why Is The Curtain of the Royal Door Half-Closed During the Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts? The curtain of the Royal Door is half-closed – as opposed to being fully closed during other Liturgies – during the Liturgy of Presanctified…
April 16, 2019 Some Christian Ideas on Raising a Real Man All parents want to raise their boy to be a person they could be proud of; a person who will become the head of…
April 16, 2019 The Unfading Bloom Icon in Russian and Greek Iconography I have previously discussed icons based on the Akathist Hymn to Mary, and today’s example — the Ρόδον τό αμάραντον — Rodon to Amaranton or “Unfading Rose” is…
April 15, 2019 “You Should Care for Your Loved Spouse and Stop Your Constant Excuses” Archimandrite Andrew (Konanos) advises on how to learn to live a fuller marriage. I met a family one day. One of the spouses said,…
April 15, 2019 Spiritual Growth through Irritating People in Your Life Have you ever had a person in your life that simply pushed your buttons whenever you were around them? Perhaps you might just have…
April 15, 2019 “Let the Dead Bury Their Dead”: What Did Christ Mean? We find this statement recorded in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke: “And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first…
