July 14, 2021 Why Does the Priest Immerse His Fingers into Baptismal Water and Blow on It? Consecrating the water is the high point in the Sacrament of Baptism. Before we start this complex conversation, let us try to answer the…
July 14, 2021 Whatever Happened to Psalm 58? The 1962 edition of the Anglican Book of Common Prayer is very interesting. Along with the usual services of Morning and Evening Prayer and Holy Communion…
July 13, 2021 “Whatever Happens in Your Life, Stay Close to the Chalice!” Anamnesis of an Afghan Veteran As recalled by nurse Olga Gordeychik-Minkina, a religious sister at the parish in honor of the “Joy of All Who Sorrow” icon of the…
July 13, 2021 What Makes a Child’s Prayer So Powerful and Pleasing to God? As many know from their experience, a child’s prayer is powerful, and God will often hear their sincere appeals to Him and grant them…
July 12, 2021 Thoughts on the Heights and Depths of Human Soul Memory of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul John 21: 15-25 Matthew 16: 13-19 2 Cor. 11: 21-12: 9 On the feast of the holy supreme Apostles we recall the Gospel scene…
July 12, 2021 Apostolicity The Church has considered this of central importance. That’s why the word was added to the Creed. We believe in “One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.”…
July 11, 2021 The House of St Peter the Apostle where Jesus Christ Used to Visit: How Did Archaeologists Manage to Find it after 20 Centuries? St Peter was born in the city of Capernaum. Here he owned a house, in which Jesus Christ often visited during His mission on…
July 11, 2021 About the “Healthy” and “Unhealthy” Eye Matthew 6: 22-33 Rom. 5: 1-10 The Lord says, “The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your…
July 9, 2021 There Were Two Judas among the Apostles. What Do We Know about the Other Judas? Judas Iscariot is a well-known name. He was a close disciple of our Lord Jesus Christ who betrayed Him and took his own life….
July 9, 2021 Rats and the Will to Live Rats that have been rescued once are able to fight for their lives longer. In the middle of the twentieth century, the famous American…
July 8, 2021 The Origin and Meaning of Episcopal Mantles and Their Elements An episcopal mantle is a type of monastic mantle worn by Orthodox patriarchs, metropolitans, archbishops and bishops attending church services or processions. There are…
July 8, 2021 Strangers in a Strange Land Several months ago a landmark Gallup poll found that for the first time in American history, as of 2020 fewer than 50% of Americans belong to…
