June 30, 2020 The Light of the World Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle,…
May 28, 2020 The Ascension: a Beginning, Not an Ending If one read the four Gospels as if they were four separate biographies of Jesus, one might be forgiven for thinking that the Ascension…
May 25, 2020 Can the Gospel of the Blind Man be Used to Support Belief in Reincarnation? Question: We can look at the story about the blind man in the Gospel of St. John as yet another testimony to the existence…
May 3, 2020 The Sunday of the Myrrhbearers – the Soul of the Home Dear Beloved, We are celebrating today the Third Sunday after Pascha in which we commemorate the brave myrrh-bearer women. Indeed brave because they were…
April 26, 2020 The Good Unbelief of Thomas In one of its hymns, our Church calls the unbelief of Thomas “good”. Understandably one would wonder – is there good and bad unbelief?…
April 24, 2020 Why Is Easter Gospel Reading Not Related to Resurrection? The Prologue to the Gospel of John is read during the Easter Liturgy. It is a wonderful and theologically deep passage, but why is…
April 15, 2020 The Apostasy of Judas The hymns of Holy Week travel straight like arrows to the heart. There we learn of the harlot’s gratitude to Christ, she who formerly…
April 15, 2020 Barabbas: The “Savior” Chosen by the People We are free to change our decisions for as long as we are alive, and God humbly awaits while we make our minds. One…
April 14, 2020 Where Is Calvary Located? Archaeologists about the last days of Christ’s earthly life Archaeological evidence does not tell us about the essence of the Cross sacrifice and the…
April 11, 2020 The Meaning and Significance of the Anamnesis in the Orthodox Liturgy And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you:…
