November 27, 2019 1129 3 Recommendations for Baking Prosphoras at Home We decided to prepare this piece in response to a comment to one of our blog posts. A reader complained that when he bakes…
November 15, 2019 183 0 I Want To Resign. How Do I Make The Right Decision? Question: Father, if my job is no longer satisfying, my health deteriorates, my team is uninvolved, and my management makes excessive demands, what should…
November 15, 2019 1426 0 May Lay People Cense at Home? The book of the prophet Malachi says, For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name…
November 13, 2019 2177 2 Is It OK To Buy Secondhand Clothing? Do I Need to Sprinkle It With Holy Water? Of course, you may. We are not ashamed to buy a used car or an apartment in which someone lived before us, are we?…
November 4, 2019 248 0 Will We Have a Name When We Die? The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (16:19-31) Today we hear the story of the rich man and Lazarus. It is…
November 1, 2019 4514 0 Is It Necessary to Celebrate the Birthday of The Deceased Person and The Day of His Death? Is It Necessary to Celebrate the Birthday of The Deceased Person and The Day of His Death? Usually people just request a memorial service…
October 31, 2019 548 0 5 Tips for Choosing A Spiritual Father and A Parish Choosing a spiritual father and a parish is not easy. In this issue, not only circumstances common to everyone are important, but also a…
October 12, 2019 4224 0 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 1571 0 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 458 3 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…