February 19, 2019 The Reason Why There Is no Fast during the Week of the Publican and the Pharisee Question: Why don’t we observe the Wednesday and Friday fast during the week of the Publican and the Pharisee? Thank you! Respectfully, Olga. Answer: The parable…
February 14, 2019 May an Orthodox Man, Who Wants to Lead a Gospel-driven Life, Watch Beauty Pageants? Question: Should an Orthodox man, who wants to lead a Gospel-driven life, goes to church and participates in the Sacraments, watch beauty pageants? Answer…
February 14, 2019 Can Reading Books Hinder Your Spiritual Growth and Why? If you are like me, you probably take great pleasure in reading books. But can this be a hindrance in our spiritual growth? The…
February 12, 2019 A Short Note about Why Salvation Is Only in Christ “He shall bring down their pride together with the spoils of their hands. O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I…
February 8, 2019 How Christians Should Use Their Free Time in Terms of Modern World Most probably the inventors of the internet‚ which modestly started as a small information sharing network‚ did not hope‚ even in their wildest dreams‚…
February 6, 2019 Blessed Xenia, Napoleon and their Contributions to Our History There is likely not a single history textbook that speaks of Blessed Xenia of Petersburg, whose memory we celebrate today. Yet every history…
February 5, 2019 What Does Patriarch Kirill Suggest That You Hang in Your Room? It was the 10th anniversary of the enthronement of Patriarch Kirill on February 1. What does His Holiness say about love, prayer, and faith? The…
December 11, 2018 Living According to the Faith: the Key Points by St. Philaret of Moscow Lessons of the Great Archpastor, the Ever-memorable Metropolitan Philaret of Moscow (November 19, 1867) Faith in Christ has existed on earth for almost…
December 6, 2018 What to Do When We Have to Meet Unpleasant People Who Bring Us Nothing but Trouble and Sorrow Commemoration of Holy Right-Believing Prince Alexander Nevsky It happens that we have to meet people who bring us nothing except troubles and…
December 4, 2018 Five Steps to Joy Everyone Can Make After the Fall of Adam and Eve, all of their descendants, us included, are doomed to all kinds of hardships and sorrows in…
