February 17, 2019 The Mission Notes of Saint Nicholas of Japan Saint Nicholas of Japan was a unique and notable example to all Orthodox Christian missionaries. First, he threw himself wholeheartedly into understanding the language…
February 17, 2019 What Is Antidoron and What Is Its Origin and Meaning? Everyone who has been to an Orthodox Liturgy must have seen altar servers or the priest himself dispensing pieces of a special bread called…
February 14, 2019 Why Some Priests Can Refuse to Be Spiritual Fathers I want to say something which is not a commentary on the Gospel. Time and again, not only I but every priest is asked…
February 14, 2019 May an Orthodox Man, Who Wants to Lead a Gospel-driven Life, Watch Beauty Pageants? Question: Should an Orthodox man, who wants to lead a Gospel-driven life, goes to church and participates in the Sacraments, watch beauty pageants? Answer…
February 14, 2019 Can Reading Books Hinder Your Spiritual Growth and Why? If you are like me, you probably take great pleasure in reading books. But can this be a hindrance in our spiritual growth? The…
February 14, 2019 Mine Eyes Have Seen: What Future Did St. Simeon Foresee at the Moment of the Meeting? One of the most well known psalms is the 90th, beginning with, “He that dwelleth in the help of the Most High”. We read…
February 13, 2019 Our Craftspeople Have Been Decorating Churches of Holy Archangel Michael Zverinets Monastery Our craftspeople have been decorating churches of Holy Archangel Michael Zverinets Monastery for several years. Zverinets Monastery is a famous cave monastery located in…
February 13, 2019 Dried Fish Phenomenon or How Secularism Affects Our Spiritual Life Do fish know what wetness is or that they are wet? Obviously not, because they have never experienced what it is to be dry—or…
February 13, 2019 How Are We to Teach Empathy to Our Children Today? How do we teach empathy to our children? In a society of “me, me, me,” it seems like an uphill battle to instill such…
February 12, 2019 A Short Note about Why Salvation Is Only in Christ “He shall bring down their pride together with the spoils of their hands. O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I…
February 12, 2019 The Synaxis of the Three Hierarchs: What Is so Special about Them? During the reign of the right-believing and Christ-loving Emperor Alexius Comnenus, successor to Nicephoros Botaneiates, a dispute arose in Constantinople among the wisest and…
February 12, 2019 “Don’t Know What to Do? You Have Everything You Need for Your Salvation!” People ask me, “How should I live? Where should I go? What sacred object should I kiss? What should I read?” Of course, people…
