February 14, 2018 460 1 6 Thoughts for Valentine’s Day Valentine’s Day: “A Pink Holiday” Red hearts, pink ribbons, candy packaged in purple, “angels” suspended in fluffy and blue clouds, among other sweet things…
February 14, 2018 169 0 Ancient Christian Origins of Saint Valentine’s Day Now a commercialized holiday celebrating modern Western courtship and romance, the ancient Christian origins of Saint Valentine’s Day are largely forgotten. The actual…
February 14, 2018 135 0 The Advice of an Elder on Overcoming Depression “Nowadays people often feel sadness, despair, lethargy, laziness, apathy, and all things satanic. They are downcast, discontent and melancholy. They disregard their families, spend…
February 14, 2018 1944 0 A Look at Monastic Ranks in the Orthodox Church Although the Orthodox Church does not have religious orders as the Latin (Roman Catholic) church does, there are different styles of monastic life in…
February 14, 2018 132 0 3 Answers from Father Andrew: How Do I Deal with Hypocrites? Archpriest Andrew Lemeshonok, the spiritual father of St. Elisabeth Convent, answers various questions of the parishioners. Question: Is it viable to struggle with…
February 13, 2018 45 0 Is Fasting too Hard for my Kids? I’ve heard many times over the years, “It’s too hard for my kids” when someone brings up the topic of fasting and children. Let’s…
February 12, 2018 550 0 3 Sacred Images Depicting 3 Dimensions of Marriage Our culture bombards us with images of marriage. Pictures and news of celebrity and royal marriages and breakups crowd the pages of magazines and…
February 12, 2018 115 0 Cheesefare Week: In Great Lent VS Outside of Great Lent Cheesefare week, the last full week before Great Lent begins, is an “in between” week liturgically in the Orthodox Church. Each day is “kind…
February 9, 2018 247 0 Why Do We Abstain from Meat during the Cheesefare Week? Cheesefare Sunday received it’s name because the previous week we did not eat meat, but only dairy products, such as milk, cheese, etc., as…
February 9, 2018 5056 0 What Does the Chant “Eternal Memory” Mean at Memorial Services? When we chant “eternal memory” (“αἰωνία ἡ μνήμη”) at the end of Memorial Services and Funerals, it is often falsely assumed that this memory…