October 12, 2019 Why Do We Baptize in the Name of the Holy Trinity and Not in the Name of Jesus? As you read and re-read the Book of Acts, you will find similar expressions here and there: “[B]e baptized every one of you in…
July 13, 2019 What Is It Like to Experience the Presence of an Angel? “It was early morning, when I was seven years old, that I saw the angels. I am as sure of it now as I…
July 1, 2019 Is It Possible to Participate in Sacraments without Wearing a Cross? There is no strict prescription in the church rules or canons stating that participation in church sacraments becomes impossible for those Orthodox Christians who…
June 30, 2019 What Can an Unbaptized Person Do in the Church? An unbaptized person is outside of the Church. Why isn’t he allowed in? Does he lack anything? Is he spiritually crippled or just doesn’t…
June 27, 2019 Are There Any Reasons for Children to Be Rebaptized? There is no such concept as “rebaptism” in the Orthodox Church. Every day we recite a summary of the basic Christian truths in Nicene…
June 27, 2019 Can the Church Do without Deacons? Recently I overheard a conversation about deacons and someone opined that if there were no deacons in the Church no one would notice, and…
June 24, 2019 “Lord Remembers Those Whom People Forget!” Orthodox Nun on Prayer for the Departed The question “Why do we pray for the dead?” is based on two problems. The first one is the personal relationships between God and…
June 21, 2019 Who Is This Old Man on the Pentecost Icon? The Church has entered the new liturgical season, the season of Pentecost. This holiday crowns our Savior’s plan of making all human race be…
June 18, 2019 Children’s Questions on Faith: Can a True Believer Do Science? They say that a real scientist cannot believe in God, while a true believer cannot do science. Why? People who say so demonstrate their…
June 14, 2019 Why We Pray for the Dead in the Orthodox Church? Short answer: They’re not dead. (Mark 12:27; Luke 20:38) Longer answer: What happens when we depart this life? The Orthodox Church believes…
