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…
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,…
