May 3, 2018 Thinking Out Loud: What an Orthodox Mother-in-law Should Be Like? A mother-in-law is the chief. She thinks so a priori. It was she who gave birth to the son, and it was she who…
May 3, 2018 Matushka: Lots of Titles for the Priest’s Wife Every “traditionally Orthodox” country has a special title in its language for the priest’s wife. In America, we tend to bring these terms…
May 2, 2018 St. Theophan the Recluse on Mid-Pentecost On Mid-Pentecost we can hear the Lord appealing to us: “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink” (John 7:37). If…
May 2, 2018 The Reason Why Orthodox Christians Cross Themselves from Right to Left Orthodox cross themselves from right to left. First, we will describe the mechanics of making the sign of the Cross, then explain why it…
May 2, 2018 The Origins of Orthodox Crosses with a Crescent The main parts of the Cross were two bars: one was vertical (the longer one), while the other one was horizontal and was joined…
May 1, 2018 Developing a Proper Understanding of Monastic Life “They wandered about in sheepkins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented – of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and…
April 30, 2018 How Am I Supposed to Show My Love? Come to your beloved person and tell how much you love him, kiss him and show him all your tenderness. One of my…
April 30, 2018 The Greatest Challenge from Atheism I will quickly confess that I am not a philosopher. I am not trained in the subject and always struggled in the few doctoral…
April 30, 2018 Being a Reader in the Orthodox Church: Ordination, Terminology, Vestments and Duties A reader, also called a Lector, Cantor, or Psalti, the Reader is the first order comprising participation in the Priesthood of Christ, and is…
April 27, 2018 Church Etiquette or Some Things You Should Know while in Church In the Orthodox Church, there are a lot of customs and traditions that are important parts of our worship. Some are cultural; some are…
April 27, 2018 Lack of Faith Warning Signs Among Orthodox Christians Theory and Practice Why was Apostle Thomas called “the doubter”? Who of the apostles did believe without seeing? They all saw at first…
April 27, 2018 Personal Story of a Paralyzed Iconographer: Disability as an Invaluable Gift An accident … Sergei is totally paralyzed except for his head, neck and shoulders. By our hero’s own admission, nothing remained for him but…
