April 3, 2019 What Happened in the Beginning of the World, and How? A Priest Answers Children’s Questions, Part II If the universe was created almost 7,500 years ago, why can we see galaxies that are billions of light years away? What a clever…
April 3, 2019 Why Do We Address the Cross in Prayer? On this great feast of the Exultation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross Archpriest Andrew Nikolaidi addresses whether Orthodoxy considers the Cross to be…
April 2, 2019 When Is Communion Forbidden During the Lent and Why? There is no such thing as a prohibition of communion in the Orthodox Church. The Sacrament of Eucharist is the ultimate sacred ritual there…
April 2, 2019 Who Is More to Blame for the Fall? Adam or Eve? A Priest Answers Children’s Questions “Theoretical” questions, i.e., those that deal with the key aspects of Christian theology, aren’t a rare occurrence among questions asked by children. Archpriest Alexander Yelatomtsev,…
April 1, 2019 Understanding Stability as a Christian Virtue As we began this month our journey towards Great Lent let us take some time to contemplate the importance of stability. This crazy, technologically…
April 1, 2019 Is There Any Meaning to Be Found in Dreams? A compilation of three parishioners’ questions for Fr. Andrew Lemeshonok, the spiritual father of St. Elisabeth Convent. How Should a Disabled Person Fast? Q:…
April 1, 2019 Benefits of Our Prayers for the Dying Fragment of a homily by Saint Gregory the Pope of Rome about a monk who was almost swallowed by a serpent but was released…
March 31, 2019 How Can We Bear Our Cross and What Does It Mean Exactly? The third week of the Great Lent is called the Week of the Veneration of the Holy Cross. We venerate the Holy Cross of…
March 31, 2019 Where to Arrange Icons at Home: Why the East Is So Important? Traditionally, icons are placed on the east wall of a building. We can see it in Orthodox churches where the iconostasis is made in…
March 31, 2019 Is It Necessary for the Orthodox to Always Wear a Cross? Question: “Is it necessary for an Orthodox Christian to always wear a Cross?” Answer: The practice of wearing a cross is very ancient, and…
March 29, 2019 The Most Suitable Time for Changing Ourselves Father Alexander Volokhov is the rector of the Nikitskaya church of the Domodedovsky deanery. We’ve asked Fr Alexander to share his thoughts on how…
March 29, 2019 The Unction: Whom Is It For, How to Prepare for It, and What to Do with the Oil, the Candles, and the Grain? Archimandrite Spyridon (Khodanich) on the rules of the Unction. The Sacrament of Unction is performed in all Orthodox churches during the Great Lent. However,…
