May 15, 2020 238 1 Why Are All the Saints on the Icons Alike? Each of us has at least once heard or said an expression “icon-painting face”. What kind of faces are they talking about? Regular features…
May 12, 2020 1354 3 What Should I Do if I See the Dead in My Dreams? Man is the image and likeness of God. The greatest creature on earth. You can even say that the Earth and everything on it,…
May 12, 2020 704 0 What Should We Do if the Sin That Has Been Confessed Continues to Disturb Our Consciences? What do you do if you have confessed a sin but it still bothers your conscience? Should you confess it again? Father Andrei Chizhenko…
May 9, 2020 576 0 Why Did God Give Freedom of Choice to Fallen Man? Question: Please tell me why did God give free will and free choice to fallen man? For according to the holy fathers, people cannot…
May 7, 2020 179 0 Why Are Icons with the Same Name Not Alike? Iconography follows duplication of the icon – creating an image based on an existing one. We know that in ancient times, duplications were often…
April 29, 2020 1504 0 Orthodox How To: Why Do We Sing So Much? Why do we sing so much? It’s hard to find anything in Orthodox worship which isn’t sung. This is because traditional Jewish services were…
April 28, 2020 706 0 Radonitsa. Why Did Christ Not Do Away With Physical Death? One week after Easter, the words “Christ is risen – He is Risen, indeed” still reverberate in our ears. People usually go to the…
April 25, 2020 352 0 Descent into Hell: Where Is It in Scripture? Question: Where in Scripture can one find verses that the Savior brought up from hell all the righteous and repentant? Answer: About the Savior’s…
April 24, 2020 318 0 Questions You’ve Always Intended to Ask about Orthodox Worship but Never Got Around to It I originally intended this to be a short introduction to a new series on the Divine Liturgy, but somehow it got out of control,…
April 23, 2020 219 0 How Should One Understand the Words “In the Beginning Was the Word”? Question: How should one understand the words “In the beginning was the Word”? Answer: In the first verse of the fourth Gospel, of the…