June 20, 2018 The Danger of Bullying: Why Children Must Be Taught Kindness More and more frequently we read about children taking their own lives, having reached a place where they would rather be dead, than live…
June 20, 2018 “I Found God and Did not Need Anything Else!” We make our way through life within the framework of our time on earth. The time we have left continues to run forward. The…
June 19, 2018 Parable of the Day: A House for a Special Friend A rich man called his personal architect and said: “Build a house in a remote land. You can make it any way you…
June 19, 2018 Consecration of Icons: Does It Agree with the Orthodox Tradition? The Question Orthodox Christians routinely have their icons blessed by a priest or bishop. Bishops often anoint them with Holy Chrism. There…
June 19, 2018 To Whom Should I Pray to Make a Family? Question: Blessings, Father. Could you please tell me to whom and how I should pray so that God helps me to start a…
June 18, 2018 The Orthodox Understanding of Sin in Our Life In the first chapter of Genesis we read that man is made in God’s image and called to be like Him. The image, the…
June 18, 2018 “We Are Justified by Faith”: a Sermon on the 3rd Sunday after Pentecost One of the biggest challenges we face as Christians is the danger of becoming complacent or comfortable with our passions and sins, justifying or…
June 18, 2018 Parable of the Day: Relying on Your Own Power Once upon a time there was an elder who lived in a desert. Demons became visible and attacked him. They started dragging him…
June 15, 2018 Apostle Paul: The Preacher of the Unknown God “But we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling block and to the Greeks foolishness, but to those who are called, both Jews…
June 15, 2018 Parable of the Day: Boundless Mercy of the Patriarch There was a Patriarch of Antioch named Alexander, known for his mercy and compassion. One of his secretaries stole several gold coins from him…
June 15, 2018 St. John the Wonderworker on Wearing Lipstick to Church It is the responsibility of the clergy and, in particular, of the parish rectors to insure that those who wear lipstick do not venerate…
June 15, 2018 Metropolitan Jonah (Paffhausen): “Giving Seminarians a Hope for the Future” His Eminence Metropolitan Jonah (Paffhausen) became Orthodox in the age of 19 having been received from the Episcopalian Church in San Diego at the…
