September 14, 2017 Happy (Ecclesiastical) New Year: Why Orthodox Christians Celebrate the New Year in September? The first day of September is celebrated as the Ecclesiastical or Church New Year by Orthodox Christians. It is also a day marked…
September 13, 2017 The Creed: Light of Light, True God of True God The Creed was formed (in part) because of a popular heresy at that time which stated that Jesus was part of God’s creation: that…
September 11, 2017 The Meaning of Shapes and Colors of Orthodox Churches The outer color of the church often reflects to whom it is devoted: to the Lord, to the Mother of God, to a saint…
September 11, 2017 About the Particles Taken out During the Proskomedia “And there will be one flock and one shepherd” (John 10:16). Since ancient Apostolic times the Liturgy was served with one Bread (and…
September 8, 2017 What are Icons From Crushed Semiprecious Stones and How They are Made in St.Elisabeth Convent?
September 7, 2017 An Orthodox Christian Perspective: Suffering in Family Life Over the years considerable material has appeared in Russian emigre periodicals concerning the upbringing of children and youth. The authors—here one should make special…
September 7, 2017 Thoughts About the Office of Reader in the Orthodox Church My son, the first degree of the Priesthood is that of Reader. It behooveth thee therefore, to peruse the divine Scriptures daily, to the…
September 6, 2017 Understanding the Mystery and Meaning of the Eighth Day The Church preserves its identity thoroughly. 2000 years that passed did not manage to change the Gospel. It remains the same good news and…
September 6, 2017 A List and Explanation of Titles of Orthodox Christian Saints The holy ones of the Orthodox Church have various customary saint titles with which they are commemorated on the Church Calendar and in divine…
September 5, 2017 Examining St. Irenaeus’ Position on Sola Scriptura St. Irenaeus of Lyons was a disciple of St. Polycarp of Smyrna, who was a disciple of St. John the Apostle. Irenaeus’ greatest achievement,…
September 1, 2017 25 Quotes by St. John Chrysostom If you cannot find Christ in the beggar at the church door, you will not find Him in the chalice. Prayer is the…
August 30, 2017 The History of the Svensk-Pechersk Icon of the Mother of God The Svensk-Pechersk Icon of the Mother of God was written by the Monk Alypii of Pechersk (+ c. 1114, Comm. 17 August, under which…
