February 13, 2018 Is Fasting too Hard for my Kids? I’ve heard many times over the years, “It’s too hard for my kids” when someone brings up the topic of fasting and children. Let’s…
February 12, 2018 3 Sacred Images Depicting 3 Dimensions of Marriage Our culture bombards us with images of marriage. Pictures and news of celebrity and royal marriages and breakups crowd the pages of magazines and…
February 12, 2018 Cheesefare Week: In Great Lent VS Outside of Great Lent Cheesefare week, the last full week before Great Lent begins, is an “in between” week liturgically in the Orthodox Church. Each day is “kind…
February 9, 2018 Why Do We Abstain from Meat during the Cheesefare Week? Cheesefare Sunday received it’s name because the previous week we did not eat meat, but only dairy products, such as milk, cheese, etc., as…
February 9, 2018 What Does the Chant “Eternal Memory” Mean at Memorial Services? When we chant “eternal memory” (“αἰωνία ἡ μνήμη”) at the end of Memorial Services and Funerals, it is often falsely assumed that this memory…
February 9, 2018 An Orthodox Man Dies while Saving a Homeless Man George Velikanov, an altar-server of the church of the All-Merciful Savior in Moscow, and the former first press secretary of the Orthodox “Mercy” social…
February 9, 2018 Commemoration of the Reposed in the Orthodox Liturgical Tradition How can we help our loved ones who have departed this life? Hieromonk Job (Gumerov) talks about the commemoration of the dead. According…
February 9, 2018 How We Treat the Living Icons of Christ How would you respond to someone who destroyed or defaced a picture of one of your loved ones? You would probably be very upset…
February 8, 2018 Concerning Women Singing or Directing in Church Choirs Question: What does St Paul mean when he says “Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them…
February 8, 2018 What is Polyeleos in an Orthodox Christian Service? Polyeleos is the most festive part of the matins. It name is Greek in nature: polyeleos from polys – many, and eleos – grace….
February 8, 2018 A Look at Temptation through Modern Fiction The greatest trial surrounding the One Ring of Power in Tolkien’s novels, was the temptation to use it. No one (except for Sauron himself)…
February 6, 2018 Workshop of St. Elisabeth Convent Creates Stained-Glass Windows for other Churches The churches of St. Nicholas Convent will be decorated by the stained-glass windows created by the workshops of our convent. The craftspeople are working…
