November 23, 2017 16 Quotes Of The Holy Fathers Concerning Thanksgiving 1 “When you sit down to eat, pray. When you eat bread, do so thanking Him for being so generous to you. If…
November 23, 2017 What Makes Thanksgiving So Orthodox? There is no “feast” that seems more “American” than Thanksgiving. Many of us Orthodox also recognize this holiday in some sort of way. Usually…
November 23, 2017 The Akathist of Thanksgiving: “Glory to God for All Things” This Akathist, also called the “Akathist of Thanksgiving,” was composed by Protopresbyter Gregory Petrov shortly before his death in a prison camp in…
November 22, 2017 The Importance of Pastoral Guidance Before and After an Orthodox Marriage The Christian family is a little church. The marriage bond is a holy bond, not merely a sexual relationship. Hence the importance of educating…
November 22, 2017 9 Points of Etiquette for Children in an Orthodox Church Guidelines for parents with young children in the parish. Reprinted from a 1999 CrossRoads, written by Kh. Frederica. Father Gregory and the Sisterhood,…
November 22, 2017 She Who is Quick to Hear: the Miraculous Athonite Icon of the Mother of God The prototype of the Athonite icon of the Most-Holy Theotokos “She Who Is Quick To Hear” (a copy of which is honored in the…
November 21, 2017 Synaxis of Archangel Michael and the Other Bodiless Powers The Synaxis of the Chief of the Heavenly Hosts, Archangel Michael and the Other Heavenly Bodiless Powers: Archangels Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel, Selaphiel, Jehudiel, Barachiel,…
November 20, 2017 How to See the Image of God in a World of Social Networking When the semester begins, I can tell that my students have trouble going for a few hours without checking their phones to see who’s…
November 20, 2017 The Orthodox View on Sabbath and Sunday Q: Is the Orthodox view that Sabbath has been transferred to Sunday? What is an Orthodox view on Sabbath? A: The Orthodox believe…
November 16, 2017 Recognizing the Holy Apostles in Orthodox Icons Icons are painted as windows into Heaven, and therefore to show the Heavenly, rather than earthly, reality. Nevertheless, Icons are made of the people…
November 15, 2017 Learning About the Monastery of St. Job of Pochaev in Munich Monk Joseph (Bandmann) (today Bishop Job (Bandmann)) reports on life in the monastery in Germany, dedicated to St Job of Pochaev, where he…
November 15, 2017 Deciding to Enter into Marriage: Rules of Family Life Archpriest Paul Gumerov speaks about what is most important in family life, which rules are necessary to obey to live long and happily, and…
