March 26, 2021 Through Christ our Lord Scripture contains the following words of Christ: “And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified…
March 26, 2021 “Reading” the Murals in the Temple Dmitry Trofimov, head of the Tsargrad creative workshops: Mural painting has its canon just as there is a canon for writing icons. This canon,…
March 24, 2021 What Is Genuine Repentance? Insights from Priest Andrey Tkachev Father Andrey, let me describe a situation experienced by nearly every faithful who confesses regularly and frequently. The penitent recognises a sin and confesses…
March 21, 2021 Jvari Monastery in Georgia Jvari (translated as “Cross”) is a monastery of the Georgian Orthodox Church, located 21 km from the capital of Georgia, Tbilisi. It is located…
March 13, 2021 Lifting of the Panagia: Why Do Monastics Have a Procession after Liturgy? After Divine Liturgy on Sundays and holidays, the brethren will go in procession walking in pairs from the main church to the trapeza and…
March 11, 2021 Why the Incorruptible Body Is Not Necessarily a Sign of Holiness and Other Questions about the Holy Relics The relics of saints are treated with particular reverence and play an important role in Orthodox worship. Since ancient times, tombs, graves and shrines…
March 8, 2021 Praying for Money and What St Paisios of the Holy Mountain Thought of It Venerable Paisios spent the years between 1968 and 1979 in his poor kelli of the Honorable Cross in Kapsala, Mount Athos. In most cases,…
March 5, 2021 Prayer of Absolution over the Deceased During the funeral service, while performing the last rights for a deceased Christian, the priest reads the prayer of absolution written in the distinct…
March 4, 2021 I Have Heard That The Church Condemns Money Lending. Does This Mean That I Should Not Be Opening A Savings Account? Lending money with interest (or usury) is not simply condemned by the church; it is unambiguously and clearly prohibited by the Holy Scriptures. Deuteronomy,…
March 4, 2021 Is There a Need to Consecrate an Apartment after a Person’s Death? Q: Do I need to somehow “clean” or consecrate my apartment after my family member died in it? I have heard that you can’t…
February 28, 2021 The High Expectations of Today’s Prodigal Sons Every word in the parable of the Prodigal Son is important, and the church has spent centuries exploring its meaning. However, our perception of…
February 28, 2021 Moses and the Ten Words Recently I read an interesting critique of American Christianity. It pointed out that in an earlier day the schoolrooms for our children used to…
