December 29, 2020 405 0 Is It a Sin to Be Celebrating New Year? When I was a seminarian, the Orthodox youth was seriously occupied by the topic of New Year’s celebration. We were sharing with one another…
December 26, 2020 58 0 Back to the Future: How Modern Chronology Came to Life 318 years ago, Russia was living in the year 7208 from the beginning of time. But nobody knew for sure. Where and when did…
December 14, 2020 87 0 The Forgotten Beauty of Sacrifice “Love is not sentimentality, but sacrifice.” — Archimandrite Vasileios The language barrier One of the greatest difficulties which modern Americans face when encountering Holy…
December 1, 2020 1277 2 Knowing Christ through Cinema Films on topics of religion have always raised controversy. It is hard for a human to play Christ plausibly and genuinely. It is only…
November 22, 2020 3054 0 Mickey Rourke Plays in the Film about Orthodox Saint The life and struggles of St. Nektarios of Aegina, the “saint of our century,” will soon come to life on the big screen, in…
November 17, 2020 113 0 Two Oaths In today’s world, people do not swear by anything. Our words are not taken at their face value any more. Words have been replaced…
November 17, 2020 4702 0 Did Jesus Christ Teach Reincarnation? The misconception It is a common false belief that Jesus and His first disciples professed reincarnation, but that the Church prohibited this teaching at…
November 7, 2020 354 0 Reflections on Religion and Political Power Many unbelievers argue that religion was been invented by people in political power in order to assert their authority and to exercise control over…
October 21, 2020 190 1 Will Our Children Keep the Faith? The Catastrophe of Modern Education I have already written on multiple occasions of the urgent necessity of creating Orthodox parish schools in America. Our…
October 19, 2020 223 0 Why Did Carl Fabergé Start Making Eggs? Russian jeweller Carl Fabergé is known primarily for his Easter eggs, prized by collectors around the world. But why has Mr. Fabergé chosen that…
