September 17, 2018 A Convert Problem that Orthodoxy in America Faces Today The Orthodox Church in the United States has problems. One of the problems the Orthodox Church currently suffers in this country is a lack…
September 17, 2018 Who Brings Us to Christ? Growing up I was blessed to have many mentors and guides in the Faith. One of my role models was, and continues to be,…
September 17, 2018 Fr. Andrew (Konanos): “We All Get What We Ask For” There was a young man who asked God to teach him to love the whole world impartially, without seeking his own profit. He wanted…
September 15, 2018 What Should You Ask God For? There lived an ascetic who asked the Lord to grant him knowledge of many revelations and mysteries. One day, on the road leading to…
September 14, 2018 Reflections on the Feast of the Elevation of the Cross The Feast of the Elevation of the Cross does not primarily commemorate the crucifixion of Christ. That saving event is commemorated every year on…
September 14, 2018 How to Mark Our Time on Earth: the Ecclesiastical New Year in the Orthodox Church Have you ever noticed the ways we mark the passage of time in our lives? Since my “day job” is in a university, I…
September 14, 2018 Turning Developer into Water: a Personal Story about the Miraculous Power of the Cross This story was told to me in 1987 by Hieromonk Theophylact from Pskov Caves Monastery, previously known as Konstantin Nikolayevich Belyanin who had been…
September 13, 2018 Personal Story: Being a Black Orthodox Christian I have a friend who is considering becoming an Orthodox Christian. She is African-American and is concerned that by joining the Orthodox Church that…
September 13, 2018 Why Russian Orthodox Priests Don’t Wear Wedding Rings? Wedding rings have a very long history. For instance, they are mentioned in Genesis, the first book of the Old Testament, “And Pharaoh said…
September 13, 2018 20 Brief Facts about the Life and Death of St. John the Baptist 1. St. John the Baptist was born to a childless elderly people whose names were Zachariah and Elisabeth. 2. St. John was born into…
September 12, 2018 Parable of the Day: The First Step to God There was a man who came to an elder and said: “I’d like to find the way to God. Help me!” The elder looked…
September 12, 2018 Looking for Dragons in Orthodox Iconography Explaining the icon of St. George slaying the dragon to a 4 year old is amazing. Explaining the icon of St. George to a…
