January 5, 2018 10 Important Facts about the Blessing of Homes on Theophany 1. Houses are traditionally blessed with “Theophany water” each year. A house can be blessed at any time, but the usual season for yearly…
January 5, 2018 Facts about Orthodox Christian Processions Cross processions in Russia have a vibrant history and are hugely popular. So much so that 60,000 Russians are willing to walk 100 miles…
January 4, 2018 5 Requirements for Painting An Icon of the Mother of God The main principles of panting the icon of the Mother of God: 1. In icons, the Mother of God is always depicted…
January 4, 2018 How is it possible to believe in God in the 21st century? Many do not understand the concept of faith. They think that Christians are weak intellectually, believing with insufficient evidence. Atheists often adhere to an…
January 3, 2018 What Does It Mean to Be a Churched Person? Whom can we rightly call a churched person? What does it mean to be such a person? A churched Christian is a person who…
January 3, 2018 Advice of Elder Paisios on the Spiritual Life of a Couple A common issue in a couple relationship is about their spiritual life. One can be very spiritual following the way of life prescribed for…
January 3, 2018 How Orthodox Christians View the Typicon? Since the aim of church rubrics is to adapt church services to the holy commemorations of the day, their compilation must have begun the…
January 2, 2018 An Introduction to Matins: Part 1 The Services of Vespers and Matins define the day. In Genesis, the first book of the Bible, we read: 5And there was evening and…
December 29, 2017 A Short Dating Guide for Orthodox Christians In the midst of everything that is going on in college, I know that many of you are probably also thinking about getting married…
December 28, 2017 The Burial Practices on Mt. Athos The monasteries of Mt. Athos are hundreds of years old, and hundreds and thousands of monks have ended their earthly lives in them. But…
December 27, 2017 The Need of the Healing of Society from Making Christ and the Church Criminals The featured author article this month is an updating and reworking of the Society of St. John Chrysostom-Western Region’s President’s Message Light of the…
December 27, 2017 Reasons Why You Should Not Convert to Orthodox Christianity After five years or so in the Orthodox Church, I’ve seen a lot of friends and acquaintances come home to the apostolic faith. …
