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Children and Prayer

20 October 2008

"I wish, children, to talk to you about prayer. Do you know how to train yourself to pray? First, you must pray just a little, but as often as possible. Prayer is like a spark: in time it can ...

The Sign of The Cross (A Sign of Papist Anger?)

19 October 2008

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Not too long ago someone asked me why I make the sign of the Cross from the right to the left. It was pointed out to me that, in the West, it is from the left to the right. I pointed out to this ...

The gift of Orthodoxy

17 October 2008

We stood there for over three hours and finally about 4 am, left and made our way back to our hotel. The service was not finished but we just felt unable to keep standing anymore. Bright Monday, the ...

Opinion on Same-sex Marriage

16 October 2008

Priest Sergei Sveshnikov

But while keeping this in mind, it should be noted that it is hard to remain indifferent to living in Sodom or Gomorrah. Every normal Christian cannot but have a negative reaction when all that is ...

Junk food for the soul

16 October 2008

Television is an almost precise spiritual equivalent of junk food. The entire content of its programming is unedifying, un-nourishing, opposed to sound mental and emotional health, and filled with ...

Questions Answers. How Does the Love of Money Interfere with our Relationship With Jesus Christ?

14 October 2008

Mark Soliman

It got me thinking, “It is about the money. It’s always about the money, at the end of the day the “bottom line” is always about money. We live in a society obsessed with money. What job you take is ...

Homily for the feast of the Protection of the Holy Mother of God

13 October 2008

The feast of the Protection of the Mother of God shows us the union of these two worlds. Actually, most miraculous here is not the vision itself, of the Mother of God and all the saints praying for ...

Protection of the Holy Virgin

13 October 2008

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On October 14th (the 1st, old style) the Russian Church triumphantly and joyously celebrates the Protection of the Holy Virgin. This holiday is beloved by the Russian Orthodox people. It was ...

“An Honorable Marriage, a Bed Undefiled”

12 October 2008

Archpriest Gleb Kaleda (+1994)

Orthodox young people must block from their thoughts even the possibility of pre-marital relations. This applies as well to those preparing to enter into a second marriage. We emphatically reiterate: ...

Patriots, Politics the Passions

10 October 2008

Our political system has been reduced to the repetitious choosing of the lesser of evils: yes, I believe that is true and it needs to change. In addition, our society in many ways has basically ...

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