April 16, 2021 The Holy Doors The altar barrier called the iconostasis separates the temple from its Holy of Holies, where the credence table and the bishop’s throne are located….
April 14, 2021 Practical Advice on Growing in Faith Faith is the strongest when it comes from personal experience. Faith is weak if it is based only on some miracles out there. Living…
April 12, 2021 Steps of the Ladder. Repentance There is not a man on earth who never sins. (see Eccl. 7:20). After the Fall of our ancestors, human nature became prone to…
April 10, 2021 Meaning and Importance of the Evening Prayers The conviction that prayer should be exclusively a matter of desire holds a specific place among other misconceptions existing in church today. I have…
April 6, 2021 When Did Christians Take up Their Cross? Q: It is no secret that the cross was a mystical symbol in many nations long before the advent of Christianity. Besides, as far…
April 3, 2021 Two Layers of the Memorial Service A special commemoration of the departed takes place during Great Lent. In two thousand years, the Church has created memorial services with a deep…
March 31, 2021 Liturgical Differences between the Greek and Russian Churches The goal of this article is to attempt tracing some differences in celebrating the Liturgy between churches of the Greek and Russian traditions. Despite…
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 Singing the Psalms in Lent: A Little Handbook of Twenty Sections 1. I wrote this “little handbook” to assist anyone who would like to pray through the Psalms this Lent (and maybe afterward). Outside of…
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…
