Question: How many times a year must one receive Holy Communion? Is the Sacrament of Confession necessarily tied to Holy...
In this video Elder Joseph describes with emotion how he received the keys to Vatopaidi Monastery from Christ Himself and...
Why do atheists and skeptics want to destroy faith? During the long history of Christianity, there has never been a...
By Robert Ellis The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew, who is the spiritual head of 300 million Orthodox Christians round...
Several years ago during the Christmas season, a religious program on television caught my attention. The program featured a discussion...
by Fr. Milovan Katanic While September is the beginning of the ecclesiastical year which is marked by our commemoration of...
Continued from (Part XXXVI) Mechanics of Prayer. The Church of Christ teaches us prayers composed by righteous and holy men....
Continued from (Part XXXV) Orthodox Prayer. The goal of the Christian’s life on earth is salvation in our Lord Jesus...
Continued from (Part XXXIV) Holy Matrimony. In the theology of the Orthodox Church man is made in the Image of...
Continued from (Part XXXIV) Holy Orders. In the Orthodox Church there are to be found three “Major Orders”-Bishop. Priest and...
Continued from (Part XXXII) A Lament for Sin. St. Basil the Great says, “Weep over your sin: it is a spiritual...
Continued from (Part XXXI) Holy Repentance (Penance — Confession). The Sacrament of Repentance developed early in the Church’s history in...
Continued from (Part XXX) The Holy Icons One of the first things that strikes a non-Orthodox visitor to an Orthodox...
Continued from (Part XXIX) The Most-Holy Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary. In the theology and piety of the Orthodox Church, a...
Continued from (Part XXVIII) 4. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled. The...
In the midst of that night, in my darkness, I saw the awesome sight of Christ opening the heavens for...
Draw near to me O Lord, hasten to help me, bring my soul out of affliction and have mercy on...
Continued from (Part XXVII) The Foundations of Christian Morals. The Sermon delivered by our Savior on the Mount was preceded...
Continued from (Part XXVI) The Ten Commandments. After the Exodus from Egyptian slavery (Ex. 14), the Children of Israel encamped...
Continued from (Part XXV) Concerning one Baptism for the Remission of Sins. Man becomes a child of the Church through...
