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…
February 11, 2019 “If Anyone Comes to Me and Does not Hate His Father”: Are We Really Called to Hate? Do you hate your father? Do you hate your mother? Christ says: “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and…
February 11, 2019 “The Mindless Hearts”: a Personal Encounter with the Boarding Home for Adults with Special Needs How do you meet someone who is able to shift your views and opinions radically – someone who can change the angle, the breadth…
February 11, 2019 Q&A: What Orthodox Names Can I Name My Children? There’s no list of what are and aren’t Orthodox first names, at least not in the Canons of the Church. However it is a…
February 10, 2019 “I Take Your Sin On Myself”: What All-Forgiving Love Means There are testimonies of all-forgiving love of the great abbot of Optina Pustyn Monastery towards weak brothers and members of clergy who would sometimes…
February 9, 2019 9 Main Principles of the Modern Missionary Work in Orthodoxy I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest. (John 4:35). The Holy Orthodox…
February 8, 2019 Spiritual Father’s Advice: “How Do I Deal with Non-Christian Colleagues?” Are Affirmations Sinful? Q: Dear Father Andrew, I’d like to know if affirmations (i.e., short statements containing a verbal formula, which is repeated multiple times…
February 8, 2019 The Burden of Decisions: Helping our Teenagers to Navigate in Their Life Over the past several decades the external pressures and challenges associated with parenting teenagers have been varied. Whether it was the introduction of rock…
