February 17, 2019 81 0 Spiritual Father’s Advice: How to Deal with Feeling Uncomfortable About Your Body? Question: How can I cope with feeling uncomfortable about my body? I dislike my face, and it really bothers me. I can’t get a…
February 8, 2019 185 0 Spiritual Father’s Advice: “How Do I Deal with Non-Christian Colleagues?” Are Affirmations Sinful? Q: Dear Father Andrew, I’d like to know if affirmations (i.e., short statements containing a verbal formula, which is repeated multiple times…
February 5, 2019 210 0 Cain’s Wife: Where Did She Come from? She would have to be another descendant of Adam’s – a sister or cousin to Cain. Incest? So it seems. We should ask, though:…
February 3, 2019 1257 0 Question on Scripture: What Giants Were Mentioned in the Bible? Question: I wonder, how are we to think of the Giants from the Old Testament? Can it be that there was another race of beings…
January 24, 2019 146 0 Spiritual Father’s Advice: How to Cope with Resentment? Question: Father, how do I cope with resentment and remembering past offenses for too long? Maria. Answer: Resentment is like a thorn in one’s soul….
January 22, 2019 77 0 Coming to Terms with an Unplanned Pregnancy Question: Father Andrew, your blessing. I’ve been pregnant for 20 weeks already. I didn’t plan to have a baby and I wasn’t prepared for…
January 15, 2019 382 0 What Do I Do If a Priest Doesn’t Give Me His Blessing? Question: Father Andrew, your blessing. I asked a priest to bless me to read the Psalter on behalf of my newly-reposed mum. He said,…
January 4, 2019 178 0 On the Spiritual Value of Silence and Quiet Question: “In the Old Testament we read that there is ‘a time to keep silence and a time to speak’ (Ecclesiastes 3:7). What is the…
December 19, 2018 117 1 What Does Orthodoxy Say About Conflicts? Question: Father Andrew, your blessing. I study psychology at a university. Could you please respond to the following questions: How does Orthodoxy view conflicts in…
December 14, 2018 551 0 Do I Have to Fast Before Communion if I Live by Church Calendar? Question: Father Andrew, your blessing. I heard in a sermon that a faithful Christian who observes Wednesday and Friday fasts can take communion on…