We all understand how important prayer is for the spiritual life of an Orthodox Christian. But how are we to...
Chinese Français Deutsch Italiano Español Русский (Russian) Українська (Ukrainian) Prot. No. 1237 BARTHOLOMEW By God’s Grace Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome...
http://www.amazon.com/Birth-Hospital-Byzantine-Empire/dp/0801856574 “Dr. Miller is a learned and enterprising historian with a fascinating theme. He shows beyond a doubt that the...
The symbol of Christian faith has ever been and always will be the Cross, for it is the sign...
Ch. 3 from The Truth of Our Faith:: A Discourse from Holy Scripture on the Teachings of True Christianity, By...
By Monk Markellos Karakallenos The Holy Spirit is the source of the divine gifts and when He descended upon the...
O God and Father, Creator and Preserver of all creation! Give to our poor children and to all the children of...
In one of the Sunday Gospel readings we hear the parable of the Royal Son’s wedding feast. In a direct...
Continued from (2) In the context of forbidding attitude of the Eastern Fathers toward mental images, it seems necessary to...
Continued from (1) In other words, according to St. Ignatii (Bryanchaninov), purposefully creating images in one’s mind, and even accepting...
Just as there can be a properly trained voice, there can be a properly trained soul. —Fr. Alexander Yelchaninov Fr....
The Holy Spirit is present unconditionally in all things, in that He embraces all things, provides for all, and vivifies...
In the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. Today we are keeping the Feast of the...
Ch. 2 from The Truth of Our Faith:: A Discourse from Holy Scripture on the Teachings of True Christianity Inquirer:...
St. Cosmas Aitolos Perhaps the most misunderstood sacrament of the Christian Church is confession (or repentance). How did it originate?...
From earliest times the church has practised chrismation immediately following baptism. In the sacrament of chrismation (Gr. chrismatis, “anointing”) the...
by Archimandrite Justin Popovich All the truths of Orthodoxy emerge from one truth and converge on one truth, infinite and...
