January 18, 2019 Why Should We Consecrate Houses? In my Orthodox parish we will be celebrating Holy Theophany (The Baptism of our Lord) on January 6th. The celebration of this Feast of…
January 18, 2019 May a Service Be Held Outside of a Church? What Does One Need for That? Church traditions require that a Divine Liturgy must be celebrated in a church on a designated and consecrated Holy Table or at least on…
January 17, 2019 All You Need to Know about Holy Water Every Orthodox Christian should have some holy Theophany water at home. Traditionally, the Orthodox drink the holy water consecrated on Theophany Day on an…
January 17, 2019 Theophany Eve: Is It Possible Not to Eat Anything All Day? The tradition to abstain from food for a day or more has existed since Old Testament times. All Jews were required to fast before…
January 16, 2019 Childhood Years of Jesus Christ And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him. (Luke 2:40) We know almost…
January 16, 2019 The Difference between Liturgical and Personal Prayer In Orthodox spirituality, we recognize two basic types of prayer: liturgical (that is, worship); and personal prayer. In our Church both of these types…
January 16, 2019 “He That Endureth to the End Shall Be Saved”: St. Theophan the Recluse Explains He that endureth to the end shall be saved. (Matthew 10:22). Do we have anything to endure? No one has too little to put…
January 15, 2019 Fr. Andrew Malakhovsky: Five Questions About Parenting and Education Priest Andrew Malakhovsky, a cleric of St. Elisabeth Convent and a father of two, answers some nagging questions about parenting and education. 1. Shall…
January 15, 2019 The Connection between Old Glory and Icons Our family has enjoyed a wonderful Christmas, spent with extended family and friends, celebrating the birth of Christ and enjoying each other’s warm company…
January 15, 2019 What Do I Do If a Priest Doesn’t Give Me His Blessing? Question: Father Andrew, your blessing. I asked a priest to bless me to read the Psalter on behalf of my newly-reposed mum. He said,…
January 15, 2019 First Soldiers of Christ Hail Their King Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive….
January 15, 2019 The Year of Good Deeds: the Most Interesting Moments of Our Ministry in 2018 1. Personal Stories: They Are Finely Attuned to God and People Our Publishing House published a book titled The Yonder Land in 2011….
