January 19, 2020 The Meaning of Consecration of a House Many people have heard about the ritual of consecration of a house or an apartment, or even participated in it themselves. Not everyone, however,…
January 13, 2020 One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church: What Does the Word “Church” Mean? Every Sunday the Creed is said in Church in which Christians say the words, “I believe in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic church”. It…
January 11, 2020 Was Christ Born on December 25? The Church has been celebrating Christmas on December 25 for centuries. However, neither the Scripture nor the Tradition say anything about the exact date…
January 3, 2020 “I don’t want to get old!” or How to Treat Aging and Beauty Right Another controversial topic is rejuvenation. Women wish they were not getting old. Now science has stepped far forward in the field of the development…
January 2, 2020 The Sacraments and Rites of the Orthodox Church: What Is the Difference? To answer this question let us consult the Orthodox catechism. The word “catechism” in Greek means “teaching, instruction”. The term “catechism” in church literature…
January 1, 2020 The Necessity for Facts: Is Christmas a Fairy Tale? Four years ago, along I-94 west of downtown Milwaukee, these words were on a billboard sponsored by a local atheist group. I read that…
December 24, 2019 Why Are the Orthodox Divine Services So Different? Worship is at the heart of the life of the Church. The whole life of an Orthodox Christian is imbued with it, both private…
December 22, 2019 What Does It Mean When A Person Is Blessed Unto The Seventh Generation? God says to the Jewish people in the Old Testament immediately after He had led them out of Egypt, “I the LORD thy God…
December 17, 2019 Is the Septuagint More Reliable than the Hebrew Text of the Old Testament? In the “Encyclical of the Eastern Patriarchs” of 1848, which was a reply to the epistle of Pope Pius IX, “To the Easterns,” the…
December 14, 2019 Leaving the Church after the Lord’s Prayer If you want to leave the Divine Liturgy at any time, of course, no one will pull you back by force. What matters, however,…
