July 12, 2019 635 0 What Is the Real Name of God? Often we can see two or three people on the streets of our cities standing near the black box with flyers. We all have…
July 7, 2019 265 0 Holy Spirit and Our Regeneration to a New Life The Holy Spirit manifests Himself in great hermits more visibly than in ordinary believers, because saints give Him more opportunities to act. However, He…
July 5, 2019 1691 4 Where Do Departed Unbaptized Infants Go? Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 19:14). Everyone in his…
June 30, 2019 3894 3 5 Arguments in Favor of the Existence of God Many people wonder how one can believe in God in the 21st century. The same question was asked in previous centuries, too. Believers, on…
June 26, 2019 1263 2 Sun? Stream? Triangle? Some Ways of Grasping the Mystery of the Holy Trinity Saint Augustine, a famous 4th-century bishop and theologian, was walking along the sea shore thinking about the mystery of the Holy Trinity one day….
June 24, 2019 315 0 The Incarnation and Deification: How God Shares His Divinity with our Humanity The idea that Christ would have incarnated in the flesh, even if Adam and Eve had not fallen, was taught by a number of…
June 21, 2019 1060 0 Why Are Angels Called Bodiless Powers of Heaven? “Mommy, does Grandma have wings now?” “Yes, dear, when Grandma died she went to heaven and turned into an angel.” Wrong! Statistics say 80%…
June 10, 2019 902 0 Why Is the First Council of Nicea So Important? Those for whom ancient history is irrelevant and who equate “old” with “out-dated” (or better yet, “medieval” with “barbarically primitive”) will have trouble appreciating…
June 9, 2019 2043 0 The Main Orthodox Dogmatic Definitions of the 7 Ecumenical Councils The theology of the Orthodox Church is grounded in the dogmatic definitions of the seven Ecumenical Councils. We all honor those Councils and uncritically…
June 5, 2019 419 0 Elder Paisios Explains Why We Need Theology Theology is the word of God, which is apprehended by pure, humble and spiritually regenerated souls, and not the beautiful words of the mind,…