March 20, 2018 284 0 Why Do Orthodox Men Love Their Church? Many men may not love church, but Orthodox men do. Frederica Matthewes-Green asks them why. In a time when churches of every…
March 19, 2018 48 0 About the Most Terrible Inabstinence of Great Lent If we understand Great Lent as the abstinence from lack of love, and not just from butter, then it will be a bright fast…
March 2, 2018 328 0 The Difference between a Cradle Orthodox Person and a Convert By these terms, cradle Orthodox and convert, we mean, on the one hand, someone who is born into an Orthodox family and is baptized…
February 23, 2018 193 0 How should Orthodox Christians approach entertainment? Guiding Principles The Christian life is a life of the pursuit of holiness, “without which no man shall see the Lord” (Hebrews 12:14)….
February 20, 2018 496 0 The Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts as One of the Greatest Masterpieces of Orthodox Piety and Liturgical Creativity The joyousness which accompanies the performance of the Divine Liturgies of St. Basil the Great and St. John Chrysostom was regarded by the early…
February 16, 2018 29 0 Forgivenes Sunday as Our Guide into Great Lent I miss Ash Wednesday, the Western liturgical churches’ entry into Lent. The ashes on the forehead in the shape of the Cross, the important…
February 8, 2018 22 0 A Look at Temptation through Modern Fiction The greatest trial surrounding the One Ring of Power in Tolkien’s novels, was the temptation to use it. No one (except for Sauron himself)…
February 5, 2018 105 2 What is Family Happiness: An Orthodox Christian Understanding What is family happiness? When you hear the word “happiness,” a bright feeling of the joy of living, of participation, is born in the…
January 29, 2018 415 1 An Orthodox Christian Perspective: Overcoming Difficulties in Life A mountain ahead. Hurray? As a rule, when running up against difficulties in our ordinary, daily life, we try to get around them however…
January 22, 2018 103 0 Сonsumer-Like Behavior in Church People like that say one thing, but something else is in their heart; on their tongue it is, “Lord, have mercy!” but inside, “Have…