May 26, 2017 An Orthodox Approach to Food and Eating Disorders At first glance, considering food in the context of Orthodox spirituality and practice may seem inappropriate. But closer examination indicates, in fact, a…
May 26, 2017 The Stages of Monastic Life Where do Orthodox Monks and Nuns Come From? Orthodox monks and nuns come from all walks and manner of life. In former times…
May 25, 2017 Iconographic Analysis of the Ascension Icon: An Icon of the Church Before Pentecost Forty days after Christ’s resurrection, He was taken up into the Heavens before the disciples, and so forty days after Easter, is the Feast…
May 24, 2017 The Unknown Mission of Saints Cyril and Methodius On May 24 the Orthodox Church celebrates the memory of Sts. Cyril and Methodius, the Equal-to-the-Apostles and teachers of the Slavs, who are…
May 23, 2017 The Meaning of the Analavos of the Great Schema The Great Schema in the Orthodox Church requires the traditional monastic vows, plus special spiritual feats. According to Archpriest G. S. Debolsky: “In the…
May 19, 2017 Addressing Orthodox Clergy in Speaking and in Writing In speaking: for… use this title: Patriarch the Metropolitan His Beatitude the Patriarch of _____ or His Holiness the Patriarch of_____…
May 18, 2017 She Was Called to Be Christ’s Bride: Great Martyr Irene In the city of Magdu or Magedon, located in Persia, a daughter was born to a King named Licinius. She was named Penelope…
May 18, 2017 The Inexhaustible Chalice Icon: Help in Battling Alcoholism Russian icons are, for the most part, essentially copies of prototypes that appeared in different times and places. Some of the prototypes are very…
May 17, 2017 Elder Sophrony on What We Should Know Approaching the Jesus Prayer I propose to devote this chapter to setting out as briefly as possible the more important aspects of the Jesus Prayer and the…
May 12, 2017 Advice on Ways to Form an Orthodox Conscience Here are the ways in which we can cooperate with God’s grace and form this conscience within ourselves: 1 . We are to have…
May 9, 2017 Understanding the Icon of Mid-Pentecost Most icons showing biblical events from the traditional accounts of the life of Jesus make obvious sense in relation to the church year: the…
May 9, 2017 Most Common Questions and Answers Concerning Holy Water What is Holy water? Holy Water is equal to regular water in it’s composition. The talk about the changes being made to the…
