Feast of the Meeting of the Lord
February 15, 2023
Forty days after Christ was born he was presented to God in the Jerusalem Temple according to the Mosaic law. At this time as well
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Sunday of the Prodigal Son
February 12, 2023
The Sunday of the Prodigal Son is the next signpost on the journey to Great Lent. As on the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee
Sunday of Zacchaeus
January 29, 2023
The Church provides us with a series of Sundays to prepare us for the journey of Great Lent. The Sunday of Zacchæus is the first of
Eight Deadly Dominoes
January 13, 2023
Before modern Christianity’s “Seven Deadly Sins,’ classic Christianity diagnosed these major passions. Saint John Cassian calls these he eight deadly thoughts. The cures are easy to list.
Who is Christ? — St Cyril of Jerusalem
November 13, 2022
About 350 AD, Saint Cyril of Jerusalem describes Jesus Christ: This is He who is and He who was, Consubstantial with the Father, Only-begotten, Only-enthroned,
How to respond to the sins of others
September 13, 2022
If you see a man who has sinned and you do not pity him, the grace of God will leave you. Whoever curses bad people,
Protestant Myths About the Deuterocanonical Old Testament
September 13, 2022
Most Bibles that are available in North America today are published by Protestants; consequently, the Old Testaments in these Bibles are translations based on the
How to not lose grace after receiving Communion
August 3, 2022
Most of us who receive Communion do so on Sunday. Then afterward: Household chores, cafes, friends and so on. How can we guard and not
On the Feast of Saint John
July 1, 2022
The grace that makes us holy comes to prepared vessels. Ones that are set apart.
Have you stumbled?
June 13, 2022
From a letter of Saint Basil, Archbishop of Caesarea (330-379 AD), to a friend who had fallen into sin. Make the effort to rise from
The Descent of Christ into Hades in Eastern and Western Theological Traditions
June 13, 2022
by Bishop Hilarion (Alfeyev) A lecture delivered at St Mary’s Cathedral, Minneapolis, USA, on 5 November 2002 The Byzantine and old Russian icons of the
