March 2, 2018 A List of the Monastic Fathers of the Near Kiev Caves There are two Canons to the Monastic Fathers of the Near Caves. The first was compiled by the hieromonk Meletius the Orphan (inscribed in…
March 2, 2018 An Overview of Memorial Saturdays of Great Lent Saturday is the day which the Church has set aside for the commemoration of faithful Orthodox Christians departed this life in the hope of…
March 2, 2018 The Difference between a Cradle Orthodox Person and a Convert By these terms, cradle Orthodox and convert, we mean, on the one hand, someone who is born into an Orthodox family and is baptized…
March 1, 2018 The History and Development of Great Lent In the seven weeks approaching Pascha, the Orthodox fast and pray during a season that we call, “Lent.” Lent is a practice that has…
March 1, 2018 A Few Tips on Helping Your Children to Become Faithful Orthodox Adults Presbytera Mari Mars offers a few tips on helping your child grow in their relationship with Christ in order to become a faithful Orthodox…
February 28, 2018 Joy and Growth Under the Snow at the Women’s Farmstead In the pre-dawn darkness of mid-February, our car from Saint Elisabeth Convent slid over the snow through the gate of the Women’s Farmstead, and…
February 26, 2018 The Story of the Appearance of the Original Iveron Icon The Iveron Icon of the Mother of God (which is preserved on Mt. Athos) was kept in the home of a certain pious widow,…
February 26, 2018 What Does the Orthodox Church Say about Tattoos? There is no canon, at least to my knowledge that teaches Christians should not get a tattoo. However, we do find the following in…
February 26, 2018 From Anglican Priesthood to Orthodox Christian Priesthood After 15 years as an Anglican priest, including six years as the rector of Trinity Church in Rock Island, the Rev. Thomas Janikowski is…
February 26, 2018 Reasons Why Orthodox Christians Repeat the Same Prayers Many Times Our life is full of repetition. It makes us who we are. For example, we are alive because we repeat the basic function of…
February 26, 2018 Words of Guidance for the Second Week of Great Lent During this week the holy Church continues to exhort us to fasting, prayer, penance, charity and other efforts of virtue, opening also to the…
February 23, 2018 Triumph of Orthodoxy: an Icon Celebrating the Veneration of Icons An icon celebrating the veneration of icons, the Triumph of Orthodoxy is the festal icon for the first Sunday of Great Lent. As Lent is a…
