March 13, 2018 Patriarch Tikhon’s 1918 Letter to Lenin Patriarch Tikhon was head of the Russian church during the revolution, and courageously condemned what he saw as a demonic attack on a Christian…
March 13, 2018 The Wonder-Working Lydda Icon According to Tradition, the Apostles Peter and John were preaching in Lydda (later called Diospolis) near Jerusalem. There they built a church dedicated to…
March 12, 2018 Why Do We Fast for 40 Days during Great Lent? What is the reason for the fact that during Great Lent we have to keep a fast for 40 days? The thing is, the…
March 12, 2018 Reasons the Cross is Glorified During Great Lent In the services for this Sunday the Holy Church glorifies the Holy Cross and the fruits of the death of the Savior on the…
March 9, 2018 3 Answers from Father Andrew: What Kind of Music Is Suitable to Listen to During Great Lent? Question: May I listen to music during the Great Lent? What kind of music is suitable for this season? Answer: There is hardly…
March 9, 2018 Lenten or not: How to Read Ingredient Labels during Great Lent Back in the day, there were no canned foods, chemically cloned flavors, hermetically sealed wrappers, governmentally required labelling, the FDA, Food Police and trace…
March 9, 2018 What on Earth Can I Eat Since the Church Forbids Eating Meat, Fish, and Dairy During Great Lent? The first question which presents itself during the Lenten season is one of cuisine: “What on earth can I eat since the Church forbids…
March 9, 2018 The Origins of Orthodox Christianity in Japan The son of a samurai and son-in-law of a Shinto priest, Takama Sawabe was a fierce Japanese nationalist. He hated Christianity and all foreign…
March 8, 2018 The Meaning of Various Inscriptions in Orthodox Iconography Icon inscriptions are symbols and acronyms accepted in the Russian Orthodox icon-painting tradition. Inscriptions can be made both in Church Slavonic and in Greek…
March 7, 2018 Seven Parables and Stories for the Week: Issue 24 The Dispassion of a Stone Abba Ammon went to Abba Anthony one day. They had a conversation aboutsoul-nurturing things. Abba Anthony predicted to…
March 7, 2018 How Is a Child Ever Going to Learn to Behave in Church if They Aren’t in Church? It’s Sunday morning. The Church bulletin says that Church starts at 10:00am. It’s now 10:30am. You’re walking to the car to take yourself…
March 5, 2018 St. John Chrysostom on Giving Thanks When Suffering “Some people, if they stumble at all, or are slandered by anyone, or fall ill with a chronic disease, gout or headache or any…
