January 11, 2019 112 1 The Motivation to Do Good Advocates of autonomous morality attack Christian morality as if it were motivated by primitive moral principles: fear of future torments in hell and the…
January 11, 2019 145 0 Seeking God with Tears: Nun Jualiania (Denisova) on How We Can Overcome the Challenges of the Modern World – What are the obstacles for you and for our contemporaries on the road to salvation? – You know, I don’t want to…
January 10, 2019 383 3 “I’m Not a Descendant of Apes”: a Problematic Question of Our Origin I’m not their descendant, and that’s it. That’s why it sounds so scandalous. I’ve read a lot on this topic, but just as I…
January 10, 2019 5825 3 Home Alone: The Hidden Message of the Movie Things hidden in plain sight tend to be the hardest to find. That was exactly the case with me and Home Alone movie….
December 28, 2018 45 0 Doing the Right Thing, for the Right Reason and at the Right Time “We must force ourselves to do good.” – St. Seraphim of Sarov Orthodox Christians do very little by whim. This is not…
December 24, 2018 89 0 Fr. Andrew (Konanos): Spiritual Life Must Be Without Sanctimony Our life is filled with difficulties but after all, don’t they happen to us because of our own passions? Don’t they happen because of…
December 22, 2018 101 0 How to Bring Some Light into “Deserted” Church Here’s something I hear from time to time: “I’d like to join the Orthodox Church, but I visited a local church and it just…
December 21, 2018 203 0 Fighting Boredom While Reading Bible or Why Discipline and Diligence Are Necessary I read the Bible through the first time when I was in high school. I was part of a youth group that made it…
December 17, 2018 29 0 The Season of Gifts and Our Ability to Give What’s the Most Precious to Us We often call Christmas the “season of giving”. If you are like me, most of that giving is in material things. Toys for little…
December 14, 2018 161 0 The Parallel between Swimming and Living a Spiritual Life Learning to Swim I learned to swim at an early age. I remember, before I started taking official lessons, my father taught me…