Perhaps the greatest struggle for the Orthodox Christian in our times is acquiring the mind of the Fathers - not just ancient Church fathers, but those throughout the centuries who have testified to ...
Many people experience a disconnect between their faith and their "secular" life. Yet faithful people recognize that, just because we are outside the church temple, our Christian life does ...
The sixth-century Orthodox monk, Saint Brendan, was perhaps the first Orthodox Christian to set foot on Canadian soil, and as such, is the first of the saints of North America. Saint Brendan is known ...
For those who come to the Orthodox Faith as adults, often amid families who are outside the Church or even hostile to it, the idea of a special family feast day marking the date of entry into the ...
It is not a rare thing for zealous Christians to experience what the Church father call “dryness” in prayer. A daily rule of prayer requires effort and will, and these can be weakened by tiredness, ...
Today we must ask, as Christians who claim to hold to the ancient practices of the Church, how many of us rise (or more likely, simply stay awake) for the sake of prayer at night? One of the most ...
While attendance and parish numbers across Orthodox jurisdictions in Canada are up, connections between faith and attitudes in daily life remain an open question. Many Orthodox Christians who are new ...
