Christianity
How did Christians get a wrong date for Christmas?
Author: Dr. Eli Lizorkin-Eyzenberg Is Christmas a Pagan Holiday? Let us begin with a bit of a dark picture. Nowhere in the Holy Scriptures are we told about a celebration commemorating…
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Buddhism
Who are the most religious movie stars?
Religious movie stars - For some celebrities, this concept is not just a word Many religions have their own mythologies, symbols and sacred stories designed to explain the meaning of…
Christianity
Archbishop Jerome of Athens: If bishops and priests do not care for people, they have no purpose in life
The Archbishop of Athens, Hieronymus, appealed to all the clergy in the country to be close to each and every person, because without this their ministry becomes meaningless. In his…
Christianity
Jerusalem – the Holy City
Written by archimandrite assoc. prof. Pavel Stefanov, Shumen University "Bishop Konstantin Preslavski" - Bulgaria The sight of Jerusalem bathed in a dazzling spiritual light is exciting and unique. Situated among…
Christianity
For Christians in times of epidemic
From the letter of Saint Dionysius († 264), Bishop of Alexandria, about the times of persecution and the epidemic of the so-called Cyprian Plague. The disease, which struck the Roman…
Christianity
A brief guide to the Athonian monasteries
To help those wishing to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Mountain In recent years, there are more and more Orthodox Christians who wish to make a pilgrimage to various…
Christianity
About godparents and baptism
Author: St. Luka, archbishop of Simferopollis and Crimea From the letters of St. Archbishop Luka Voyno-Yasenetsky to the priests of the Diocese of Simferopol and Crimea (June 6, 1952) Be…
Christianity
The Orthodox Icon of the Virgin (theological-aesthetic study)
Written by Kalin Yanakiev There is a unique paradox in the Orthodox iconography of the Mother of God - extremely difficult to articulate, though at the same time very clearly…
Christianity
Church marriage in an Orthodox perspective
Marriage is the union of a man and a woman established by God in Paradise (Gen. 2:18-24; Matt. 19:6). Church marriage is performed and sanctified by the sacrament of Marriage.…
Christianity
Christ and Politics: The Opposition to Authorities (2)
King Herod the Great None of the modern monarchs have any real power. In Great Britain, Elizabeth II and several other members of the royal family have formally led the…