December 27, 2017 45 0 The Need of the Healing of Society from Making Christ and the Church Criminals The featured author article this month is an updating and reworking of the Society of St. John Chrysostom-Western Region’s President’s Message Light of the…
December 27, 2017 10899 10 Reasons Why You Should Not Convert to Orthodox Christianity After five years or so in the Orthodox Church, I’ve seen a lot of friends and acquaintances come home to the apostolic faith. …
December 14, 2017 59 1 Becoming of Faith or How to Teach Someone About the Eucharist? Archimandrite Savva (Mazhuko) about what the Eucharist is and how it is difficult to explain to other people the truth about this Sacrament. …
December 8, 2017 163 0 What to Do If I am Struggling With Prayer? Effective prayer can be a struggle. So often when I approach my prayer time I find my mind distracted so that I simply go…
December 6, 2017 85 0 Personal Stories: Practice Makes Permanent! While coaching my daughter’s soccer team a few years back, I invited Katherine, an accomplished high school soccer player, to work with my ten-year-old…
December 5, 2017 3282 4 5 Ways to Fight Against Pornography: An Orthodox Christian Perspective According to surveys, nearly one-third of Orthodox Christian teens are unsure whether pornography is right or wrong. This is approximately the same number as…
November 30, 2017 422 1 An Orthodox Christian Viewpoint on Speaking in Tongues Speaking in Tongues, “Glossolalia,” a popular practice with many Churches today, is a phenomenon which can be traced to the days of the Apostles….
November 29, 2017 959 0 If You Want to Become Fluent in Orthodox Christianity… Someone once said that “worship” is a verb. I actually think it’s a language. — Over the years, I’ve found myself studying a variety…
November 29, 2017 426 0 Why I Love Orthodox Christian Monasticism I went to Greece almost every summer during my child and teenage years and, without fail, would visit various monasteries during my stays. …
November 23, 2017 211 0 What Makes Thanksgiving So Orthodox? There is no “feast” that seems more “American” than Thanksgiving. Many of us Orthodox also recognize this holiday in some sort of way. Usually…