April 30, 2018 62 0 How Am I Supposed to Show My Love? Come to your beloved person and tell how much you love him, kiss him and show him all your tenderness. One of my…
April 30, 2018 69 0 The Greatest Challenge from Atheism I will quickly confess that I am not a philosopher. I am not trained in the subject and always struggled in the few doctoral…
April 30, 2018 3149 0 Being a Reader in the Orthodox Church: Ordination, Terminology, Vestments and Duties A reader, also called a Lector, Cantor, or Psalti, the Reader is the first order comprising participation in the Priesthood of Christ, and is…
April 27, 2018 1547 24 Church Etiquette or Some Things You Should Know while in Church In the Orthodox Church, there are a lot of customs and traditions that are important parts of our worship. Some are cultural; some are…
April 27, 2018 281 0 Lack of Faith Warning Signs Among Orthodox Christians Theory and Practice Why was Apostle Thomas called “the doubter”? Who of the apostles did believe without seeing? They all saw at first…
April 27, 2018 563 0 Personal Story of a Paralyzed Iconographer: Disability as an Invaluable Gift An accident … Sergei is totally paralyzed except for his head, neck and shoulders. By our hero’s own admission, nothing remained for him but…
April 26, 2018 83 1 Over 1000 Children Baptized by Patriarch Ilia II of Georgia The Georgian people have again expressed their great love of and trust in His Holiness Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II of Georgia, bringing more than 1,000…
April 26, 2018 121 0 St. Luke of Crimea on the Importance of Gratitude The root of ingratitude is human’s greediness: no matter how much a person gets, it is not enough for him, he does not thank…
April 26, 2018 57 0 A Look at Pascha as a Way to Counter Today’s Cultural Denial of Death In recent months I have come to the conclusion that the best place to understand the significance of Pascha is in a cancer ward,…
April 26, 2018 179 0 The Importance of Attending Church Cycles of Services in Orthodoxy Nothing is so spiritually uplifting, and so rewarding then prayer before God in the Church. The Orthodox Church has a cycle of services, and…