July 10, 2020 Can I Pray for Animals? In the Book of the Prophet Joel, we read: “The beasts of the field cry also unto Thee…” (1:20). Therefore, if God accepts their…
July 7, 2020 Who Are the “Laborers” That the Church Prays For? We often hear a prayer for those who labor in the Church in the litanies, the petitions led by the deacon: “Again we pray…
June 19, 2020 Practical Tips: How to Make the Right Choice of an Orthodox Spouse? First of all, you should figure out what Orthodoxy is for him/her. To begin with, it is enough to look at the pages of…
June 2, 2020 The Q: A Mysterious Collection of Jesus’s Sayings There is a theory that the Evangelists Luke and Matthew used a document with the sayings of Christ that has not survived to this…
May 26, 2020 Did Jesus Prophesy the Near End of the World? Jesus is sometimes said to have claimed that the world was coming to an end during the lifetime of His generation and therefore He…
May 25, 2020 Does an Icon Painter Have to Be a Believer? According to the dictionary, icon painting is a type of art. However, this is a very special kind of art, and its definition is…
May 22, 2020 Bishop’s Staff The bishop’s staff is the oldest attribute of the bishop’s authority, which has long been considered a symbol not only of the highest pastoral…
May 15, 2020 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 15, 2020 Was the Persian Catholicos the Successor of Apostle Peter? One often hears that the doctrine of the primacy of the Apostle Peter and, as a consequence, the primacy of the See of Rome,…
May 7, 2020 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 How to Pray for Love: The Priest’s Opinion To begin with, in brief: for a Christian, praying for love always means praying for the family, and the prayer can be as simple…
April 24, 2020 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,…
