January 17, 2018 Why do we Bless Homes on Theophany with Holy Water? Why do we bless houses (and almost anything else that we can sprinkle) with water? Many years ago, when I was yet a…
January 17, 2018 Ancient Seal Found Belonging to a Jerusalem ruler who lived 2700 years ago On Monday, January 1, 2018, the Department of Antiquities of Israel announced a unique discovery: during the excavations near the Wailing Wall, a unique…
January 17, 2018 Start a New Life: Becoming a Novice in St. Elisabeth Convent By Fr. Andrew Lemeshonok Recently, three new novices joined our Convent! It has been a long-standing tradition in our Convent that postulants become novices…
January 16, 2018 The Advice of a Priest on Abandoning the Idea of Abortion —Fr. Dmitry, in meeting with a pregnant woman who wants to have an abortion, what should a priest say so she would abandon this…
January 16, 2018 A Guide on How to Engage Your Children Before and During an Orthodox Christian Church Service When my husband and I first started having children, he and I were a part of the church choir. Up to a certain point,…
January 15, 2018 One Country Helping Another: An Orthodox Mission in Kenya Ruslan Yarotsky, a religion studies major and a former Evangelical pastor who is now an Orthodox missionary from Hrodna and the Director of a…
January 12, 2018 How to Baptize a Person in Case of Mortal Danger? In case of mortal danger, the Orthodox Church allows a simple layman (who is supposed to be an Orthodox Christian) to perform the Sacrament…
January 12, 2018 Eating Food that has Blood in It according to Canon Law Question: I wonder if it is ok to eat food that has blood in it? What about Acts 15 where the Apostles forbid it…
January 12, 2018 The Teachings of the Elders of the Glinsk Hermitage The Glinsk Hermitage came into being in the 16th century in Kursk Province (a territory which now is part of the Sumsk Region), on…
January 10, 2018 An Introduction to Matins: Part 2 The Canon The miracle of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ enlightened human nature. In the canon, the portion of the Vigil which follows the…
January 10, 2018 Advice of Elder Paisios Concerning Temptations on Feast Days – Geronda, why is it so that on feast days we are usually subject to temptations? – Don’t you know why? On feast…
January 5, 2018 Which Countries Celebrate Christmas in January? Christmas is observed on January 7 by different Eastern Orthodox churches. Nearly 39 per cent of the total number of Orthodox Christians in…
