May 15, 2018 94 2 What One Should have in One’s Head While Praying Question: Your blessing, Father. A lot of books mention that we are strongly advised against imagining the Lord, the Theotokos, or the saints while…
May 15, 2018 13943 10 A Guide to Women’s Headcoverings in the Orthodox Church For 2000 years in the Orthodox Church, the tradition has been for women and girls to veil their heads during worship, whether…
May 14, 2018 196 0 Recent Phenomena in Christians’ Behavior and Attitude Toward Current Events Is Christianity doomed to disappear in our country? This is a question that I have dealt with previously in several articles, but we return…
May 14, 2018 4600 1 7 Suggestions On How to Find a Spiritual Father 1. Remember about the words of St. Simeon the New Theologian: “The one who is looking for a spiritual father should look for a…
May 11, 2018 614 2 Choosing between Monasticism and Marriage Most young people don’t know how to discover their calling in the life. Whether to dedicate themselves to monasticism or select the marriage path….
May 11, 2018 169 0 8 Tips for a Proper Confession Before confession, each person must attempt to recall all of his sins, voluntary and involuntary, must attentively go over his life in order, to…
May 11, 2018 385 0 St. John Chrysostom on Why We Should Go to Church Many Christians are lazy to go to Church. Even on feast days, in some churches the bell rings just like in a desert, and…
May 8, 2018 307 0 St. Alexis Toth: the True Defender of Orthodoxy in America Our holy Father Alexis, the defender of the Orthodox Faith and zealous worker in the Lord’s vineyard, was born in Austro-Hungary on March 18,…
May 8, 2018 138 0 From Pastor to Priest: Fr. Igor Zyryanov on His Personal Spiritual Journey In 2009, the well-known Russian Protestant pastor Igor Zyryanov converted to Orthodoxy along with his entire community of neo-Pentecostals. Today Fr. Igor is the…
May 8, 2018 80 0 3 Answers from Father Andrew: What Should an Ideal Woman Be Like? Archpriest Andrew Lemeshonok, the spiritual father of St. Elisabeth Convent, answers various questions of the parishioners. What should an ideal woman be like?…