In the ninth chapter of the Gospel according to St. Mark, we have the story of Jesus’ encounter with the boy who is possessed. The Father seeks Christ in the hope of having his boy released from this
It is only human to become despondent when we have failed in keeping to our moral, ethical and spiritual standards, succumbing, instead, to temptation. Our Orthodox Faith teaches that we must be compassionate towards others, loving, quick to
The saints show us what a glorious destiny we have in God, and through the example of their lives, point the way to our becoming “partakers of divine nature.” The saints, as the cloud of witnesses in heaven,
Christ gives us the living example of submission, which is the opposite of demonic self-will. He comes to us, as a new man with new precepts. He calls us to abandon, to leave behind, and to put to
It is important to understand that genetically, all humans are of but one race. Indians, Arabs, Jews, Caucasians, Africans, and Asians, are not different races, but rather, different ethnicities of the human race. God created all humans with
We are not compelled to love God, having been created with free will. God does not, nor can He, compel His creatures to love Him. Mutual love requires, by its very nature, freedom to either respond in love,
There is a new movie that is having a great impact upon the whole world, a movie that I was blessed to see while in Northern Idaho, as the speaker for the Women’s Tea at Saint John the
Walking through life with a smile on your face and a song in your heart is the best way to keep your mind and heart in a good place. Life has many turns and many trials, but when
The people at Public Orthodoxy have issued a declaration against the Russian Church in which they accuse the Russian Church of heresy — which they assert is the idea of “Русский мир” or “The Russian World.” They included
Once again, Sister Vassa and Public Orthodoxy have boldly staked out positions, which just happens to coincide with the fashionable opinion of the moment. In a video by Sister Vassa, and then in a declaration published by Public
