A Russian Orthodox Church Website | 2/30 | Orthodox Christianity and the World

The History and Development of the Orthodox-Oriental Dialogue

28 September 2010

In the previous part, I discussed the historical origins of the Monophysite movement and how the Council of Chalcedon stopped its march towards a complete take over Christendom. In this article I ...

An Orthodox View of Contemporary Economics, Politics, and Culture

24 September 2010

Anastasios asks:Are human rights simply and merely an outcome of human rationality, or are they innate to the human personality? “Rights declarations are incapable of inducing anyone of implementing ...

The Right Time

21 September 2010

Does not the same happen in our lives, dear brethren? We often find ourselves in a state of spiritual barrenness: we are subjected to sorrows and hardships, and we pray to God without apparently ...

“The Orthodox spiritual life is about a relationship with the God-man Jesus Christ, the Creator of all things.” An interview with Abbot Seraphim (Voepel)

20 September 2010

Many people think that monks are living saints, angels in the flesh, but this is simply not true. Monks are men who are called by God to be like the angels, in that they seek God and worship Him ...

An Interview with an Orthodox Christian Chinese

17 September 2010

My family belongs to the lineage of Albazinians and for a long time has been connected with Orthodoxy. It was very hard time for my relatives when there was no Orthodox Christian church in China but ...

Volunteerism or Stewardship

15 September 2010

Over the years, I have seen many of us in the church struggle to get more and more people to participate and “volunteer” to do what needs to be done to keep our churches going. Whether it be helping ...

The Beginning of the Church New Year (Indiction) 2010

12 September 2010

In many ways, the new year is just like the one that has passed, with perhaps a few new additions. But the same days will occur again: birthdays, anniversaries, fasting seasons, feasts, week days and ...

Speaking the Truth, in Love

08 September 2010

Recently, the Orthodox internet was abuzz with the words of Fr. Siarhei Hardun, an Orthodox priest from Belarus who had been invited as an "ecumenical delegate" to the general assembly of ...

It’s All in the Family

07 September 2010

We do not exist as entirely discrete individuals. Our lives are deeply enmeshed within the lives of those closest to us – particularly those of our own flesh and blood. This is very much in ...

Beating the Digital Highways and Hedges

07 September 2010

Orthodoxy possesses the fullness of the Truth. It provides the sure way to peace, hope, and salvation. It restores our relationship with God and one another. The solution to every real problem is ...

Previous 1 2 3 4 … 30 Next