January 23, 2019 271 0 How to Pray: from Books or with Our Own Words? Many believers have developed a great love for the prayers found in our prayer books. In our prayer books we find collections of prayers,…
January 16, 2019 1053 0 The Difference between Liturgical and Personal Prayer In Orthodox spirituality, we recognize two basic types of prayer: liturgical (that is, worship); and personal prayer. In our Church both of these types…
January 9, 2019 68 0 Prayer as the Reflection of Your Spiritual Life “Prayer is the test of everything; prayer is also the source of everything; prayer is the driving force of everything; prayer is also the…
December 16, 2018 68 0 Asking an Elder about How One Should Pray How often have I searched for the “Method” to pray. I hate to admit to you, but often. “Just tell me the steps so…
November 19, 2018 274 0 Mary or Martha: How to find the Balance between Our Work and Prayer The older I get, the more I struggle with the inner dialogue of “I have to do something about ____” and “but I’m just…
November 16, 2018 185 0 Why so Much Self-humiliation in Prayer? Question: Why is there so much self-humiliation in the prayers from prayerbooks: we have to call ourselves “sinful”, “fool”, “unworthy” and “worthy of conviction…
November 6, 2018 104 0 Archimandrite Andrew (Konanos): What Goes on Deep Inside Our Souls? Prayer is good. I hope you’ll pray after you read this article. I hope you’ll surrender your heart to God at least temporarily….
October 18, 2018 113 0 How to Pray in the Right Way – 12 Steps (Part II) Read Part I 7. Pray in front of the holy icons Few people know that the spiritual tradition of the Orthodox Church discourages…
October 17, 2018 325 2 How to Pray in the Right Way – 12 Steps There has been a Q&A column on the website of FOMA Magazine for a long time. Every reader can ask a question and receive a personal…
September 19, 2018 587 0 The Origin of the Jesus Prayer and What the Scripture Says about It Question: When Jesus was asked how we are to pray, he gave the “Our Father” prayer, and said nothing about the “Jesus Prayer.” Some…