March 17, 2019 357 0 Why Are Psalms 27, 51, and 91 Read When in Danger? The fact that believers read these Psalms when attacked by enemies, visible or not, can be explained by the contents of those Psalms. Thus,…
March 8, 2019 150 1 Can I Leave Church Immediately After the Lord’s Prayer, If I Don’t Plan to Take Communion? If you choose to leave the church at any moment during the Divine Liturgy, no one is going to hold you back. The thing…
March 1, 2019 558 0 What Is Wrong with the Modern Depiction of Hell? Question: It seems to me that the images of Heaven and hell depicted in books we read and films we view are extremely primitive….
February 26, 2019 345 0 What Does It Mean to Crucify One’s Flesh with Affections and Lusts? Apostle Paul says, And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts (Gal. 5:24). What does it mean? Saint Martinian…
February 14, 2019 200 0 May an Orthodox Man, Who Wants to Lead a Gospel-driven Life, Watch Beauty Pageants? Question: Should an Orthodox man, who wants to lead a Gospel-driven life, goes to church and participates in the Sacraments, watch beauty pageants? Answer…
February 11, 2019 2455 2 Q&A: What Orthodox Names Can I Name My Children? There’s no list of what are and aren’t Orthodox first names, at least not in the Canons of the Church. However it is a…
February 7, 2019 3999 1 Why Does Orthodox Church not Use Musical Instruments? A reader of our blog has asked us recently in the comments to the post concerning musical instruments in the Bible (see the mentioned…
January 17, 2019 770 1 All You Need to Know about Holy Water Every Orthodox Christian should have some holy Theophany water at home. Traditionally, the Orthodox drink the holy water consecrated on Theophany Day on an…
January 2, 2019 45 0 Is There a Fate That You Can’t Avoid? The word ‘fate’ comes from the Latin word fatum, which broadly translates as ‘God’s judgment’. Therefore, the foreordained plan of our lives, which we…
December 25, 2018 941 0 Bible Stories: What’s Wrong with Pouring New Wine into Old Wineskins? Today we’re going to tell you what wineskins are, and perhaps, the meaning of the words of Christ will be more clear for you….