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A Call for Liturgical RenewalThe Liturgical Effectiveness of Pews

25 March 2009

Are pews, which we borrowed not so very long ago from the Protestants and the Roman Catholics (who borrowed them from the Protestants) a liturgical accretion without consequences? Or, do pews (and ...

How to Think About Love and Grow In It—Part I

16 March 2009

The real meaning of the context in which we are using the word "love" becomes immediately apparent when we can distinguish between love and desire. To say that love is desire, or to love is ...

To Cross the Line?..

16 March 2009

The Church believes that the circumstances of extramarital relationship, that is, fornication last for years. People lose the joy and meaning of life, they suffer from a severe 'hangover' ...

I Had Something to Lose

24 February 2009

I had things to lose. I was a 25 years old virgin and I gave my purity to the man who could not value it… And he said it to me: ‘Why are you so worried? I don’t care whether the girl I love has had ...

Welcome to the forum Orthodoxy and the World!

23 February 2009

We the editorial staff of the English version of Orthodoxy and the World have opened a new channel with the readers of our site: an Orthodox Christian missionary forum. Here our readers will be able ...

Dear Baba: Saturday of Souls

20 February 2009

The Saturday of Souls is in the wisdom of the church placed very precisely. Look at where we are with the Lenten Triodion. The first Saturday of Souls liturgy is on the day before Judgment Sunday and ...

Photos of Holy Trinity Monastery, Jordanville, New York

18 February 2009

Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville is a spiritual center not only for Russian Orthodox but for other Orthodox faithful as well. When you look at the pictures of the monastery you could hardly ...

Sunday of the Prodigal Son

13 February 2009

After all, the parable of the Prodigal Son is about relationships lost and found, distance and reconciliation, and a father’s love. It is like a fountain overflowing with water that continually gives ...

The Life of St. Valentine

12 February 2009

Of all the Saints that the Church remembers throughout the year, this Saint that I want to talk about today is probably recognized more than any other. With the exception of one other Saint, St ...

Sunday of Zacchaeus

30 January 2009

Most people who have a problem with Great Lent complain that it begins too quickly and that before they are prepared to start it, they have already failed in fasting and prayer. The solution to that ...

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