September 28, 2021 The True Cross: History of Loss and Acquisition. Part 2 Part 1 What Happened to the Cross after the Crucifixion? A long staircase leads today’s pilgrims down to the Church of the Holy Queen…
September 27, 2021 The True Cross: History of Loss and Acquisition Why is the church where the relic was uncovered located deep underground? How were the nails from the crucifixion site discovered? How was the…
September 27, 2021 The Light of Your Countenance In the translation provided in our official OCA Divine Liturgy book of the festal material for the Feast of the Elevation of the Cross…
September 26, 2021 What Does Pouring Water over the Cross on the Feast of the Exaltation Mean? Question: Why is water poured over the cross during the evening service on the Feast of the Exaltation? Does this act have a symbolic…
September 25, 2021 Come with Me to Mount Athos. Part 20 Part 19 A Night at the Holy Monastery The stone slabs underneath our feet and the high walls surrounding us made our shelter look…
September 24, 2021 “You Have to Be a Fool to Become a Priest, Dima. You Know There’s No God”. A Priest Reflects on Common Mistakes Christians Make Trying to Lead Their Parents to Faith Many believers will agree with me that the most difficult thing for a new convert is to cope with the desire to bring his…
September 24, 2021 The Nature of God: Selected Quotes from Saint Silouan of Mount Athos It is not true that God is unjust; to say so would imply that there is an element of evil bad or unfairness in…
September 23, 2021 Good Works Only Matter when They Are Complete From the parable about Eulogius the Monk and a poor paralytic Brethren! The bible does not promise salvation to those who endure some things…
September 23, 2021 History and Features of the Sanctuary Cross Various symbolic images of the cross existed and were used by many nations long before the advent of Christianity. But after the Passion and…
September 22, 2021 Come with Me to Mount Athos. Part 19 Part 18 The Path of Self-will The sun was cauterizing us, and there was no place to hide. My heart was beating in long…
September 22, 2021 Is Bible Study Orthodox? It is unfortunately not uncommon to find Orthodox people who argue that it is not Orthodox to study the Bible. Perhaps clergy and monastics…
September 21, 2021 Caveot Costas: a Fool-for-Christ Expelled from Mount Athos The hermit monks of Mount Athos – called Caveots in Greek – do not reside in any of its monasteries, sketes, or freestanding cells….
