September 29, 2017 38 0 Christian Athletics: The Struggle for the Kingdom The classic image of the Christian as an athlete of Christ is a little overplayed nowadays, in a culture obsessed with sports. I personally…
September 28, 2017 90 0 Godparenting 101: The Beginner’s Guide to Godparenting It is a known practice in the Orthodox Church that every person, child or adult, should have a godparent (sponsor) at the time that…
September 27, 2017 170 0 Is the Cross a Symbol of Death? Question: Is the Cross a symbol of death? An answer by Hieromonk Job (Gumerov): We refer to the Cross as life giving, because…
September 27, 2017 1842 1 Why Does The Orthodox Church Have So Many Rituals? Do we really need church rituals, given that Jesus did not celebrate Liturgy and did not make the sign of the cross? Sergey Khudiev…
September 26, 2017 47 0 Life in a Sacramental World At the ordination of a priest, the consecrated Body of Christ is placed in his hands. He is told to “Guard this!” until the…
September 25, 2017 6044 4 The Question of Long Hair in Orthodox Christianity Question: How do you reconcile the Orthodox practice of clergy and monastics not cutting their hair with 1st Corinthians 11:14, which says: “Does not…
September 25, 2017 236 0 The Story of the Icon of the Mother of God of Boyany The icon was painted in 1991 for the iconostasis of one of the local churches in honor of the Nativity of the Mother of…
September 22, 2017 58 0 Saints Joachim and Anna as an Example of Chastity in Family Life by St. John of Damascus Anna was to be the mother of the Virgin Mother of God, and hence nature did not dare to anticipate the flowering of…
September 22, 2017 131 0 Akathist to the Holy and Righteous Joachim and Anna Kontakion 1 To the holy and righteous Joachim and Anna, forbears of Christ and elect among the human race, who gave birth to the…
September 22, 2017 1300 1 An Interview About the Miraculous Icon of St. Anna The Myrrh-Streaming Icon of St. Anna began to spontaneously “weep” myrrh on May 9, 2004 – Mother’s Day – in the Russian Orthodox Church…