April 22, 2020 421 0 The Prospects of Living Without Church: Online Confession and Communion as in the 4th Century A fragment of a conversation with Archbishop Theodosius (Snigiryov) of Boyarka, suffragan bishop under Metropolitan Onuphrius of Kiev and All Ukraine. In view of…
April 21, 2020 582 0 Online Service: How to Pray at Home? In a situation where believers are forced to stay at home in self-isolation, many churches have launched online broadcasts of services. This experience is…
March 23, 2020 218 2 Why Don’t Christians Keep Kosher? The most common answers to this question, that ‘that part’ of the Law doesn’t apply anymore, or that Acts 15 said that only four…
March 20, 2020 516 0 Are Forgotten Sins Forgiven in the Sacrament of Unction? Priest Alexander Bogdan For some reason, that is a very common opinion now. It turns out that if a person forgets to name a…
March 18, 2020 1165 1 Can I Kiss Icons During the Coronavirus Epidemic? Question: Can I kiss icons during the coronavirus epidemic? Answer: There is no sin in the fact that a person is afraid of getting…
February 25, 2020 206 0 Where Does the Practice of Processions in Times of Public Disasters Come From? Whenever we face any public calamity, such as drought, or flood, or hail, which devastates our fields by God’s permission; or fires, or mudslides,…
February 23, 2020 473 0 Sacraments and Sinful Priests Question: I have a recent convert friend who is worried about the validity of his chrismation after the priest left the Church. What should…
February 14, 2020 493 0 Did Peter and Paul Argue? But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed. For before that certain came…
February 13, 2020 278 1 Atheists’ Killer Argument: Why Do Babies Suffer? Perhaps this is the most vulnerable point of our faith. The opponents of Christianity love to muzzle us with this question, while we are…
February 12, 2020 2282 4 An Icon as a Profile Picture: Is It Blasphemy or Not? Question: Can I use an icon as my profile picture? Is it blasphemy or not? Answer: An icon is a sacred image. It is…