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Showing posts with label Personal Thoughts on Orthodoxy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Personal Thoughts on Orthodoxy. Show all posts

Code of Honor for a Priest. What’s the Danger of Trying to Mingle with the World?

Code of Honor for a Priest. What’s the Danger of Trying to Mingle with the World?

Code of Honor for a Priest. What’s the Danger of Trying to Mingle with the World?

Make a Vow As soon as they are consecrated, new priests acquire a new life. Similar to the Sacrament of Baptism, which restores

Why Should We Consecrate Houses?

Why Should We Consecrate Houses?

Why Should We Consecrate Houses?

In my Orthodox parish we will be celebrating Holy Theophany (The Baptism of our Lord) on January 6th. The celebration of this Feast

The Motivation to Do Good

The Motivation to Do Good

The Motivation to Do Good

Advocates of autonomous morality attack Christian morality as if it were motivated by primitive moral principles: fear of future torments in hell and

Seeking God with Tears: Nun Jualiania (Denisova) on How We Can Overcome the Challenges of the Modern World

Seeking God with Tears: Nun Jualiania (Denisova) on How We Can Overcome the Challenges of the Modern World

Seeking God with Tears: Nun Jualiania (Denisova) on How We Can Overcome the Challenges of the Modern World

– What are the obstacles for you and for our contemporaries on the road to salvation? – You know, I don’t want to

"I’m Not a Descendant of Apes": a Problematic Question of Our Origin

"I’m Not a Descendant of Apes": a Problematic Question of Our Origin

I’m not their descendant, and that’s it. That’s why it sounds so scandalous. I’ve read a lot on this topic, but just as

Doing the Right Thing, for the Right Reason and at the Right Time

Doing the Right Thing, for the Right Reason and at the Right Time

Doing the Right Thing, for the Right Reason and at the Right Time

“We must force ourselves to do good.” St. Seraphim of Sarov Orthodox Christians do very little by whim. This is not to say