August 20, 2018 15 Quotations of Spiritual Guidance by St. Nicodemus the Hagiorite 1. God is the perfect good that we must love; sin is the utter evil that we must abhor and disdain. God is the…
August 18, 2018 The Spiritual Life and How to Be Attuned To It We keep preparing for the spiritual life but never embark on it. We are waiting for the best time or the most appropriate day….
August 18, 2018 Why Is Asceticism so Important in Orthodox Tradition? When God created Adam and Eve, He gave them two commandments: (1) to tend and keep the garden, and (2) to abstain from eating…
August 17, 2018 The Stairs to Holiness: The Entry of Virgin Mary into the Temple According to the Church tradition, Joachim and Anna, the pious spouses and the parents of Virgin Mary, fulfilled their pledge and devoted their child…
August 17, 2018 From the Liturgy of the Catechumens to the Liturgy of the Faithful In this commentary series on the Divine Liturgy I would like examine the original transition from the so-called “Liturgy of the Catechumens” (i.e. the…
August 17, 2018 Personal Stories of Our Brothers: Rescued From The Death Row Brother Oleg Krivenkov has passed away but many people still remember him and pray for his blissful repose. Here is his testimony of his…
August 16, 2018 How Should We React to the Sins of Others? A list compiled by Ugandan seminarian Kiberu George. Love sinners, but hate their deeds, and do not disdain sinners for their failings, so…
August 16, 2018 Our Icon Painters Have Painted a Full-Figure Icon for a Church in Canada An icon of Saint Mardarije of Libertyville and Saint Sebastian of Jackson will soon appear in the Church in honour of All Saints of…
August 15, 2018 The Path Begins: The Conception and the Nativity of Virgin Mary The History of our salvation as well as God’s plan about the humankind is rooted in a long and private tragedy of one ancient…
August 15, 2018 The Icon of Rest and Joy: Dormition of the Mother of God I really like this icon. As is to be expected, all the apostles are mourning her passing. And why not? Scripture lists her as…
August 15, 2018 Can Anyone Be Saved Without Going to Church? Question: Father Andrew, is it possible for a Christian person who always prays at home to be saved even if he seldom goes to…
August 14, 2018 Some Words of Advice about Prayer Prayer requires a certain longing of the heart. Certainly discipline is involved; but, and this is merely my opinion, forcing yourself to say prayers…
