January 23, 2019 272 0 How to Pray: from Books or with Our Own Words? Many believers have developed a great love for the prayers found in our prayer books. In our prayer books we find collections of prayers,…
January 23, 2019 300 0 St. Theophan the Recluse on the Chains that Do Not Allow Us to Grow (Hebrews 10:1-18; Mark 8:30-34) The Lord invites people to carry their crosses and follow Him. He shows the way, eliminating major obstacles on the…
January 23, 2019 112 0 How Long Shall a Priest Hold Your Hand as If You Were a Baby? A person who helps you to get closer to God is a bridge. His role is indispensable! Nevertheless, you can’t stand on the bridge…
January 22, 2019 510 0 A U.S. Christian Moved to Russia to Protect His Children from Moral Decay “Whether rightly or wrongly I saw a trend toward an increasing intrusiveness by the government in America to dictate what my children could and…
January 22, 2019 1508 0 The Explanation of the Theophany Icon Theophany Season Theophany, sometimes called Epiphany, is upon us (Богоявление in Russian, Θεοφάνεια in Greek). The sixth of January is the official date…
January 22, 2019 78 0 Code of Honor for a Priest. What’s the Danger of Trying to Mingle with the World? Make a Vow As soon as they are consecrated, new priests acquire a new life. Similar to the Sacrament of Baptism, which restores…
January 22, 2019 79 0 Coming to Terms with an Unplanned Pregnancy Question: Father Andrew, your blessing. I’ve been pregnant for 20 weeks already. I didn’t plan to have a baby and I wasn’t prepared for…
January 21, 2019 67 0 How Can We Glorify God with One Mouth and One Heart? The fathers of the Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church, which took place in Moscow in 1917-1918, asserted that the task of “singing…
January 21, 2019 79 0 Parable: What the Price of a Dream Is There was a little store on the outskirts of the Universe. It didn’t have a sign because it had been blown away by a…
January 21, 2019 119 0 Four Main Reasons of the Lord’s Baptism And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. (Matthew 3:17) Jesus Christ begins…