December 26, 2020 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 23, 2020 Why Does Christ Call Himself the Son of Man? Looking for answers in the church tradition In our exploration of Christ’s reasons, let us be systematic and start with the most obvious things….
December 10, 2020 Is It True that Man Is Superior to Angels? Andrey Muzolf, Lecturer of the Kiev Theological Academy answers. The Book of Psalms contains these words: “…what is mankind that you are mindful of…
December 8, 2020 Fasting in the Fast Lane: Is It Okay to Watch TV Series during the Fast? Well, off the top of my head, I was going to ignore this question since the answer seemed self-apparent. But let us try…
December 6, 2020 Human: The Divine Image or Dust of the Ground? Lecturer of the Kiev Theological Academy Andrey Muzolf reflects. For many people, the above two characteristics are incompatible. Not for the Orthodox, who in…
December 4, 2020 To the Deniers of the Clergy People have been asking me how I would respond to someone who claims that that the clergy is not necessary and that they do…
December 3, 2020 Did the Mother of God Enter the Temple? Confession of a Doubter A friend once told me about an article on one religious website on the feast of the Entrance of the Most Pure Theotokos into…
November 26, 2020 Mysteries of the Book of John The Book of John stands out among the other gospels of the Bible in many ways. Only in this gospel do we find accounts…
November 24, 2020 Why Did Saint John Chrysostom Call to Strike the Blasphemers? Would a Christian be justified in confronting a blasphemer with physical force, if all other means of calling him to reason fail? This question…
November 24, 2020 Distinguishing the Desire to Help from the Desire to Please? Question: Could you please tell me how I can distinguish the desire to help someone from people-pleasing? If helping a person gives you an…
November 5, 2020 Communication Technologies — Some Thoughts for Monastics Mobile phones and gadgets should not be used at church to avoid bringing others into temptation I have come to the conclusion that mobile…
October 26, 2020 How Monastics Acquire Their New Names What are the criteria for choosing names given to monks and priests? Can they influence the choice of their future names in one way…
