April 2, 2021 Matrix vs. You I remember physics and chemistry lessons teaching us that everything in the world interacts with and has an effect on everything else. Forces of…
March 29, 2021 Why Are So Many Bows Performed during Great Lent? “Why bow so often? This is a temple, not a gym!” Neophyte Christians are sometimes indignant when they come to services of Great Lent….
March 26, 2021 Singing the Psalms in Lent: A Little Handbook of Twenty Sections 1. I wrote this “little handbook” to assist anyone who would like to pray through the Psalms this Lent (and maybe afterward). Outside of…
March 22, 2021 An Icon Means Testimony This Sunday is called “The Triumph of Orthodoxy.” On this day the last major heresy was condemned by the Seventh Ecumenical Council. By that…
March 16, 2021 “Who Am I?”—The Main Question of Great Lent Who am I? This is the main question of Great Lent. We try to answer it at the Great Canon, pondering the words of…
March 15, 2021 Great Lent 101: A Few Tips for Beginners Preparation In the first four days of Great Lent, the Canon of Repentance written by St Andrew of Crete is read in churches during…
March 14, 2021 It’s A Crying Shame Orthodox Christians make a beginning of their Lenten discipline with the forgiving of everyone for everything (theoretically). This is expressed in the rite of…
March 8, 2021 Like through a Mirror Dimmly Lent is upon us and as we start cleaning our fridges of the food that we feasted upon until this point‚ we also start a…
March 7, 2021 Fasting to Serve Christ in “The Least of These”: Homily for the Sunday of the Last Judgement Today we continue to prepare to follow our Lord to His cross and empty tomb at Pascha. Great Lent begins a week from tomorrow, and…
February 28, 2021 The High Expectations of Today’s Prodigal Sons Every word in the parable of the Prodigal Son is important, and the church has spent centuries exploring its meaning. However, our perception of…