January 22, 2018 Сonsumer-Like Behavior in Church People like that say one thing, but something else is in their heart; on their tongue it is, “Lord, have mercy!” but inside, “Have…
January 18, 2018 Local Orthodox Traditions: Throwing the Cross in the Waters On the sixth of January each year we celebrate the feast of the Epiphany or more accurately, Theophany, which is the manifestation of the…
January 18, 2018 A Theological Analysis of the Iconography of The Baptism of Christ The Baptism of Christ in the Jordan River by John the Forerunner is also called an “epiphany”. The word “Theophany” (manifestation of God) comes…
January 18, 2018 Can One Wear a Cross if They are not Baptized? Q: Can One Wear a Cross if They are not Baptized? A: A cross is not just a piece of jewelry, but a symbol…
January 18, 2018 Exalt His Name Together: Finding an Orthodox Christian Spouse “Magnify the Lord with me and let us exalt His name together” (Psalm 34:3) In pre-revolutionary Russia, when a seminarian proposed to the…
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…
