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…
November 14, 2017 The Geographic Spread of Orthodox Christian Monasticism Today monastic life has spread over the whole world; but many years of effort were needed to achieve this. The movement began, as we…
November 14, 2017 Original Sin as the Act of Killing God’s Presence Much has been written about original sin. The Scripture is quite laconic about what happened. Adam and Eve–they!–stole a piece of fruit. Surely, the…
November 13, 2017 The Appearance of Politicians, Rulers and Patrons in Orthodox Christian Iconography An interesting story recently appeared about a district official in Kazakhstan being depicted in a fresco at the new cathedral in the city of…
November 10, 2017 The Legacy of St. Dimitry of Rostov: He Who Brought the Saints Close to Us There was a time in Russia when the most valued dowry for newly-weds was not considered to be expensive utensils, dresses or ornaments, but…
November 10, 2017 The Meaning of “Agape” in the Orthodox Christian Church The impact of the Greek word agape — which is usually translated as love in English — remains one of the most inspiring aspects…
November 9, 2017 A Brief Life Story of St. Nektarios of Aegina Nektarios of Aegina, is one of the most widely known of Greek Orthodox Saints. He was born on October 1st, 1846 in Silyvria,…
