March 4, 2019 On the Question of the Seven Deadly Sins Sin I think we Orthodox don’t talk enough about sin. Really – how many of our people actually go to Confession? And when we…
March 4, 2019 Against Those Who Deny Demons’ Snares The Spiritual Meadow on the Devil’s War Against Monks People of our times often deny the existence of temptations sent by the devil. They…
March 3, 2019 7 Reasons for Pride and 7 Pieces of Advice on How to Cope with This Passion Pride is the most terrible passion in a human soul. It was because of pride that Lucifer fell. It was because of pride that…
March 3, 2019 Was the Canaanite Woman Really Called a Dog? In the Gospel for the Sunday of the Canaanite Woman (Matthew 15:21-28) we find a phrase that some have found troubling. The troubling nature…
March 3, 2019 A Homily for the Sunday of the Last Judgment 1 Corinthians 8:9-9:2 Matthew 25:31-46 I would like for us all to think for a moment about what actions on our part could separate…
March 1, 2019 “Christ Is Risen! Be Brave!”: the Meatfare Memorial Saturday The Meatfare Memorial Saturday is one of the major memorial days in the Orthodox calendar. Generally, every Saturday is a special day for Christians….
March 1, 2019 “If I Were President Putin…”: How to Reduce the Amount of Divorces The Rev. Dmitry Smirnov is a handsome and appealing man who hails from Moscow bohemian circles. He is the chairman of the Patriarchal Commission…
March 1, 2019 What Is Wrong with the Modern Depiction of Hell? Question: It seems to me that the images of Heaven and hell depicted in books we read and films we view are extremely primitive….
February 28, 2019 A Priest’s Story about How Parents Make Their Children Turn from Church Personally, telling people something that they do not want to hear is the hardest thing to do in the ministry. Especially when a person…
February 28, 2019 Saint Raphael: the Holy Shepherd of Brooklyn Sometimes there seems to be a saint who doesn’t really stand out, believe it or not. They are laborers in God’s vineyard, and their…
February 28, 2019 What Gifts Were Granted to the Prodigal Son and What Do They Symbolize? The Church prepares us for the beginning of the Great Lent step by step. We have been reminded of Zacchaeus who was seeking Christ…
February 27, 2019 On Prayerful Commemoration of the Dead Our dead are like desperate rafters in a raging river. Our prayer for them is a lifeline that keeps them afloat. If the gates…
