January 29, 2019 Some Ideas on Welcoming and Retaining Those Who Had Left the Church A newspaper reporter was interviewing the mother of a large family of children. The reporter asked her the difficult question, “Which of your children…
January 29, 2019 The Festive Play in the Boarding Home for People with Special Needs People of all cultures and walks of life mark certain days as special. Usually, the special days are called holidays. For instance, Christians are…
January 29, 2019 Shall We Venerate Chains? Today, on January 29 (January 16 O.S.), the church calendar is marked with the following intriguing holiday: Veneration of the Precious Chains of the…
January 28, 2019 The Significance of Russian New Martyrs for Orthodox Christians in the West Why do Orthodox Americans, French, Swedes, and those outside Russia need to revere the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia? It is clear what…
January 28, 2019 God’s Word: How Is a Priest Supposed to Preach It? One day, I thought to myself, “What should I preach about in church today?” But then, I had another thought, “What I want to…
January 27, 2019 What Is Prepared for Us in the Future Life If the Biblical teaching about hell suffers in the popular imagination, being thought of as a kind of subterranean torture chamber erected and run…
January 27, 2019 Apostle Paul Names 7 Must-Haves for Every Christian The Holy Church continues to celebrate the Holy Theophany and the Baptism of the Lord, which means that every one of us is called…
January 27, 2019 How Priests Feel about Our Confession What gives you joy when one person after another lines up to take confession? Not when you hear the confession that many call, “on…
January 25, 2019 What Do Holy Fathers Say About Schism and Schismatics? Apostle Paul: Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid…
January 25, 2019 Divine Liturgy as a Work of Love The Consumer It’s easy to view church as just another “commercial service.” After all, we’re used to all sorts of services in our society….
January 24, 2019 The Tradition of All-American Slava When I married into a Serbian Orthodox family, I gained a Krsna Slava in the bargain, and now I wish everyone had one! You…
January 24, 2019 How to Tell Foolishness-For-Christ from Folly or Mental Disorder? Saint Seraphim of Sarov used to say, “There are thousands of fools for their own sake but there are few of those who are…
