July 4, 2018 Is it Possible to Be Pro-life and Pro-choice? Question: Is it possible for someone to be pro-life and pro-choice? We should define our terms here. By “pro-life,” we mean that we…
July 3, 2018 15 Quotes of Guidance from St. Theophan the Recluse 1. If we compare our nature to copper, then copper in conjunction with silver is still the same nature but one that is…
July 3, 2018 The Importance of Spending Time Together When was the last time you and your partner spent uninterrupted time together? Was it last week? Yesterday? Or just too long ago…
July 3, 2018 Advice by St. Silouan the Athonite on How We Can Overcome Depression The greatest plague of the 21st century is not AIDS, nor cancer, nor the H1N1 flu, but something that affects much more people…
July 3, 2018 Parable of the Day: Calling God’s Name A man came to visit a farmer. The farmer’s relatives told him that the farmer was busy inspecting buildings in his backyard. The visitor…
July 2, 2018 Make the World a Better Place: A New Workshop for People with Disabilities One of the newest projects in St. Elisabeth Convent is a unique workshop called “Dobrodel” (one that does good deeds) especially designed for…
July 2, 2018 St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco: A True Student of the Saints St. John believed that, in whatever land an Orthodox Christian found himself, it was his responsibility to venerate and pray to its national…
July 2, 2018 Parable of the Day: Be not Afraid of Cemetery “Vanya, go down the road and find the sheep,” an old man told his grandson. The road was next to a cemetery. The…
June 29, 2018 Chapter IV. Apostle Paul: The Quarrel between the Supreme Apostles “Therefore the law was our tutor to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith” (Galatians 3:24). Apostle Paul…
June 29, 2018 Post-Christian Culture: The Coherence between Our Creeds and Our Deeds It is time for Orthodox Christians to be realistic and not panic about life in an increasingly post-Christian culture. We are a tiny minority…
June 29, 2018 The Story of the Sower: Where Do You Belong? And as he sowed, some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds came and devoured them. Some fell on stony places, where they…
June 29, 2018 What Should I Do When My Relative Practices Magic? Question: Dear Father Andrew, my aunt has been openly practicing magic, and she is making our life extremely difficult for me and my brother…