March 12, 2019 “To Avoid Sins, You Should Think About Their Consequences!” Brothers, why are we so susceptible to sin? That is because we don’t consider its consequences. We want to taste the sordid sweetness of…
March 11, 2019 Great Lent: the Time to Put Your Life’s Worries aside Just yesterday we Orthodox were called by Christ to forgive one another as part of Forgiveness Sunday and our preparation for entering into Great Lent . Lent is…
March 11, 2019 “The More Spiritual Effort You Make, the More You Get!” I hope that everyone has at least heard that “there is no salvation without humility.” All emotional and bodily pleasures are regrettably opposed to…
March 10, 2019 8 Important Things to Remember in Anticipation of Great Lent The Great Lent is near. It is time for every Christian to pause and think what he or she should give up for the…
March 10, 2019 The Day Before Great Lent The last preparatory week before the Great Lent is over. It has an alternative name — Meatfare Week — due to the fact that…
March 10, 2019 Forgiveness Sunday Tomorrow we enter the holy days of Great Lent, and the Church calls us to ask forgiveness of one another with repentance and humility…
March 8, 2019 Why Grumbling Diminishes All Your Patience Have you noticed how often we find ourselves grumbling about this or that? It seems that it is our nature to complain about…
March 8, 2019 Can I Leave Church Immediately After the Lord’s Prayer, If I Don’t Plan to Take Communion? If you choose to leave the church at any moment during the Divine Liturgy, no one is going to hold you back. The thing…
March 8, 2019 Why Do Some Icons of St. Matrona of Moscow Portray Her with Open Eyes, While Other Icons Portray Her with Closed Eyes? Icon painting is based on the canon, that is, the rule. On the other hand, we have to deal with lots of issues all…
March 7, 2019 13 Obstacles on the Way to Becoming a Priest Ecclesiastical hierarchy plays a very important role in the life of the Church. The Church cannot exist or perform Her salvific ministry in the…
March 7, 2019 How Am I Supposed to Learn to Love God? Question: I am trying to learn to love Christ. I know with certainty that I believe in God and believe in Christ, but how…
March 7, 2019 8 General Rules for Readers in the Orthodox Church With all reading in Church, certain rules apply: 1. Never read while walking or moving around. 2. It is not necessary to make the…
