July 1, 2020 117 0 Why Did the Holy Church Set Up the Days of Remembrance for Saints? The Orthodox Church honors the saints who have pleased God every day, performs special services in honor of them and reminds us about them…
June 28, 2020 391 0 Will There Be Frying Pans in Hell? The torments of Hell – 1) the torment of the souls of unrepentant sinners as a result of God’s vengeance on the one hand…
January 6, 2020 207 0 Christmas Eve: Can One Eat Nothing All Day? The tradition of abstinence from food throughout the day or even several days goes back to the time of the Old Testament. Such fast…
December 12, 2019 116 0 Who the Holy Books Are Written For? Luke 14:25-35 1 Tim. 1:8-14 The Lord Jesus Christ continued His earthly journey and, as usual, “there went great multitudes with him”. Everyone was…
November 22, 2019 455 0 Deciding to Enter into Marriage: The First Rule of Marriage In this cycle of conversations on “The Grammar of family life” Archpriest Paul Gumerov speaks on how marriage is understood in the Orthodox Church,…
November 22, 2019 165 0 Blood that Cries and Capital Punishment The question was recently put to me whether I could bring myself to pull the switch to execute someone sitting in an electric chair…
November 11, 2019 901 0 Why Did God Create the Tree of Knowledge? “And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed. And out of the…
November 7, 2019 515 2 How Long Should the Pre-Marriage Period Last? How long should the premarital period, the period of dating, last? Skilled priests say that it should last at least a year. Why? First…
November 5, 2019 348 1 Was James, the Brother of the Lord, Among the Twelve Apostles? Question: “I read recently that James, the “brother of the Lord,” was not one of the 12 Apostles. Are there not two James’…
October 30, 2019 358 0 How to Commemorate the Dead Outside the Church: Is It Possible to Pray with Your Own Words? Is It True That There Is No Hope for Salvation for Suicides, People Who Died Unbaptized, Or for Those Who Were Ardent Atheists During…