by Chris Banescu –
During the first week of Great Lent, the Great Canon of Saint Andrew of Crete is sung (chanted) in the evening services of the Orthodox Church, from Monday through Thursday. Known as the Great Canon of Repentance, this hymn is the longest canon in all Church services. It is also one of the most moving and transformative liturgical hymns of the Church. [Read more…]
Christmas is About God’s Descent to Man and Man’s Ascent to God
by Fr. Pimen Vlad –
Christmas is approaching, and with it comes a special kind of peace that people feel, but don’t always know how to preserve. It is not the silence of quietness, but the stillness of the heart, [Read more…]
Gifts of the Magi Contained All the Mysteries of Christ’s Coming
by Fr. Thomas Hopko –
The adoration of Jesus by the wise men from the East is part of the Nativity celebration in the Orthodox Church. The spiritual and theological significance of the coming of the kings with their gifts is of paramount importance. [Read more…]
Man’s Soul Finds Peace in God Alone
by Chris Banescu –
Only God can bring genuine peace and calm to the human soul. Only our Saviour has the power to impart this peace to us. [Read more…]
Happiness is in the Peaceful Arrangement of the Soul
by Archbishop Averky (Taushev) –
This means that everyone, without any exception whatsoever, is equally called to battle with sinful passions and evil habits in order to free themselves from the oppression of the power of evil reigning in the world [Read more…]
Children of Light and People of Darkness, We Are Not the Same
by Chris Banescu –
“And this is the condemnation, that light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil” (John 3:19). [Read more…]
The Church Mission to the Youth and Future Generations
by Abp. Stephen Enea –
Our youth are starving for something real. Something permanent. Something eternal. They long for tradition, for stability, for belonging, for mystery. [Read more…]
Charlie Kirk and Fr. John Strickland Discuss Orthodox Christianity – Full Interview
In August 2025 Charlie Kirk talked to Fr. John Strickland, an Orthodox priest, about Orthodox Christianity and the reasons why so many American Christians are embracing the Orthodox Christian faith. [Read more…]