We Orthodox Christians collectively worship facing east. Together with our bishops and priests, we all stand before the Lord in the direction of the east. Our priests are sort of like captains of a ship, looking towards the
We all have times when we procrastinate. There is a story of a young monk who confessed to his elder that he was always struggling with procrastination. His elder told him it was his lack of faith which
In an episode of Protecting Veil, Fr. Turbo discusses some of the main challenges for Orthodoxy in America.
During my time in Portland, Oregon at the bedside of Hieromonk Andrew, the 96 year old dear friend of mine, I had ample time to think about my own repose. Although he was 96, exactly 20 years older
in hypocrisy if we are not mindful of the pitfalls of the spiritual life. We can become Pharisees without even noticing, if we let our Christianity be artificially lived. Living our lives as though we have been rehearsed
In an episode of Protecting Veil, Fr. Turbo discusses subculture as it relates to his experience coming into the Orthodox Christian faith.
If we are attentive to all the Lord does for us, we will endure those times when our prayers seem to go unanswered. That God is not always giving us just what we think we need, in no
In this livestream I will be giving a doctrinal overview of Genesis, what Genesis says about God, man and creation and the metaphysics of the garden and the fall.
One of the great saints of our age, Saint Paisios of Mt. Athos, said people who are filled with egoism and pride because of their education, “resemble satellites that orbit in the sky, giving one the impression that
For the Orthodox Theophany is known as the Feast of the waters. Water is one of these special things that God has given us. Water when blessed retains the blessing. It retains the the action of God’s grace.
