October 23, 2020 Can I Consecrate a Cross Myself? Q: Is it possible to consecrate a cross by yourself at home, or is it still better to go to church and ask a…
October 22, 2020 How Did People Multiply after Cain and Abel? Q: Please tell me how people multiplied on earth after Adam and Eve? So God created man, called him Adam, and then God took…
October 19, 2020 The Offering of Incense The offering of incense in Orthodox Christian worship is likely the most misunderstood element of that worship. Worship, in general, outside of the Orthodox…
October 13, 2020 What Can and What Cannot an Orthodox Christian Do on Holidays? “Remember the Sabbath day,” or, in layman language, “you can’t work on holidays,” is perhaps the most “popular” commandment both in the church environment…
October 5, 2020 Why Does the World Not Need Happy People? There is an amazing paradox with our world. Rhetorically it seeks to make people happy, but in reality, it tries to preclude that with…
October 2, 2020 What Icon Would Make a Good Wedding Present? Anatoly Vlezko, head of the Palekh Iconostasis Workshop answers. An icon could make an excellent wedding gift, especially if it’s a church wedding. However,…
September 30, 2020 What Is Christianity’s Perspective on the History of Our Planet? How does Christianity relate to the planet’s history? I will begin by saying that I will adhere to a scientific point of view without…
September 22, 2020 Can a Christian Be Tolerant? Q: To what extent can a Christian be tolerant and can a Christian be tolerant in general? A: It should be noted that the…
September 20, 2020 One Reason Why God Allows Evil Spirits to Rage in Human Bodies The miracle of St. Simeon and the presbyter It is known that evil spirits try to destroy human souls not only by arousing, promoting…
September 18, 2020 Sin, Passion and Vice – What Is the Difference? In Greek ‘to sin’ means “to miss,” in the sense of missing or not reaching a goal. If a person is hungry, he can…
September 16, 2020 What Does the Word “Gehenna” Mean? Most English Bibles translate three different Greek words as “Hell,” but these terms do not all mean the same thing. The word “Hades” (ᾅδης)…
September 6, 2020 Why Does the Priest in the Sacrament of Baptism, Breathe Three Times on the Baptismal Candidate’s Face? Indeed, this ritual is conducted just before the Sacrament of Baptism, in the order known as “prayers at the making of a catechumen”. The…
