September 16, 2019 290 0 Staying Orthodox in an Anti-Christian Environment After summer many young people are facing the prospect of heading off to college, some for the very first time. A scripture passage comes…
September 16, 2019 912 4 How Should Baptism Be Performed: By Full Immersion or by Sprinkling? Speaking of the correct baptismal practice: by immersion or by sprinkling, it is worth pointing out the following. For one thing, the word “baptism”…
September 2, 2019 377 1 Monasteries: Centers for Spiritual Healing and Intercessory Prayer Monastics are an integral part of the Church and should not be seen as independent of the Church Universal. Monks are bound by the…
August 21, 2019 6297 9 Why Aren’t Women Allowed In The Altar? Why do priests keep women out of the altar? Why are there places in the church that are forbidden for women? Is a woman…
August 19, 2019 150 0 The Glory of the Divinity Hidden by the Humanity By His Transfiguration, the Lord showed His disciples how He was going to come on the last day in the glory of His Divinity…
July 25, 2019 139 0 Should a Christian Seek a Just Retribution? Question: We often hear in sermons that God is patient and does not punish many of sinners. And Christians are ordered to forgive those…
June 14, 2019 278 0 In Anticipation of Pentecost: “We All Have the Light of the Holy Spirit Burning in Us” When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly a sound came from heaven like the rush…
May 19, 2019 1031 0 On the Question of the Frequent Communion of the Holy Sacraments Most likely, it wasn’t accidental that the Holy Fathers decided to dedicate the Fourth Sunday after Easter to the issue of paralysis. They were…
January 16, 2018 517 0 A Guide on How to Engage Your Children Before and During an Orthodox Christian Church Service When my husband and I first started having children, he and I were a part of the church choir. Up to a certain point,…
November 14, 2017 198 0 The Geographic Spread of Orthodox Christian Monasticism Today monastic life has spread over the whole world; but many years of effort were needed to achieve this. The movement began, as we…
