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The Skull on the “Russian” Orthodox Cross

20 November 2008

The skull that viewers can see in iconography of the orthodox crucifixion symbolically represents the skull of Adam. Some believe (although this is not a dogma of the Orthodox Church, but rather a ...

On the Social and Moral Problems of Youth in the 21st Century

20 November 2008

Why do many young people, despite all these pressures and temptations, nevertheless retain the high idealism of youth and find a more moral social ethos? Because we are not in complete bondage to the ...

Confession — Not a Novel but a Battle

12 November 2008

Archpriest Valerian Krechetov

How should I tell the priest about my sins? Is a feeling of repentance indispensable during confession? After confession, should one expect a feeling of spiritual relief, or lightness of soul? These ...

Preparing To Go To Church

11 November 2008

On Sundsays and Holy-days we ought to spend a part of the day in church assisting at the Liturgy and other services. It would be well for us, moreover, to follow the example of those first ...

“READING OVER THE SHOULDERS OF THE FATHERS”—A Call for an Orthodox Approach to Scripture

09 November 2008

Archpriest Lawrence Farley

When one steeps oneself in the literature of the Fathers, one is aware of entering a different world, of breathing a different air. For the Fathers, the Scriptures spoke with the voice of God and an ...

Historical and Liturgical Aspects of the Sacraments of Baptism and Chrismation in the Byzantine Tradition

08 November 2008

This paper has as its aim, the tracing of the historical development of the principal elements of the liturgical order of the sacraments of Baptism and Chrismation

Don’t Sweat the Temporal Stuff

07 November 2008

At the orphanage in Shanghai one day, a nun of St. John Maximovitch’s came to her wits’ end. A woman of great faith and trust under normal circumstances, she just couldn’t take it any more. She was ...

HEART PROBLEMS?

03 November 2008

Archpriest John Moses

When our hearts are full of light and the life of God, it is very easy to give to Him and the Church. When our hearts are empty and devoid of His presence, even the meager dues that many parishes ...

Economy in the Tradition of the Orthodox Church

02 November 2008

Archpriest John Moses

There is no doubt that there exists in our days a certain interest concerning the idea of “economy” beyond the circle of specialists of canon law, more so in the Orient than the Occident. This notion ...

Halloween. Orthodoxy and Secular Culture

01 November 2008

Archpriest John Moses

A group of Russians organized on this night a Halloween Ball. When the All Night Vigil celebrated to St. John of Kronstadt began, many people were absent, to the great sorrow of Vladyka. After the ...

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Epistle of the Council of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia

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