November 27, 2018 618 0 Should We Fast in the Presence of Unbelievers? There is a remarkable story in the book Everyday Saints related to fasting. Russian monks came to the Caucasus during the Chechen War to hear…
November 26, 2018 34 0 How Children Show Our True Priorities at Christmas Time The Christmas season has arrived, and I find myself thinking about my most cherished memories from every Christmas prior. As a mom, I find…
November 26, 2018 1207 0 Why Do Men Stand on the Right and Women on the Left in the Church? Is This Division Necessary? This practice, as well as many other traditions, came to us from the East, from where the Holy Church itself has its roots. In…
November 26, 2018 3559 1 12 Facts from the Life of St. John Chrysostom The Holy Church of Christ celebrates the blessed memory of Saint John Chrysostom, our great teacher, confessor, and preacher, on November 26 (November 13…
November 25, 2018 85 0 Some Thoughts on Politics and Christian Spirituality In today’s heated political season it is important not to get distracted. Saint Paisios warns, “Now days, too much “world”–an excess of secular spirit–has entered…
November 25, 2018 260 0 Quick Confession: What if I Did not Have Time to Name All My Sins? Question: I prepared for Confession, and wrote my sins on a piece of paper. In the church there were lots of people, and the…
November 25, 2018 529 0 What Is the Port Arthur Icon of the Mother of God? Port Arthur icon of the Mother of God, alternatively known as The Triumph of Theotokos, is the only known image of the Most Pure…
November 23, 2018 138 0 Church Reading: What Makes This Ministry so Important? Sometimes people say, “I am just a reader,” as though this were a petty or insignificant ministry. However, when the reader (whether tonsured or…
November 23, 2018 998 0 Let’s Make a Shadow Play This Christmas! As soon as the Nativity Fast begins, the anticipation of Christmas is literally spread in the air! This becomes especially evident in church: subdued…
November 22, 2018 208 0 Feast Day Miracle: Icon of St. Nektarios Streams Myrrh on His Feast Day A miracle occurred at the seminary in Nairobi recently, reports His Eminence Archbishop Makarios (Tillyrides) of Nairobi and All Kenya. On November 9,…