As the church grew, the bishops found it difficult to serve a large number of parishes, and as a result, they began to appoint a presbyter (priest) for each congregation who acted as his delegate.

Because there isn't a church close to you, that does not mean that God has abandoned you.

The human connection is simply defined as love, that exists and is expressed in each and every one of us, and its value is found in defining who we are as persons.

In the Eastern Orthodox Church (EOC), the Holy Mystery of Confession is a means whereby one can confess their sins and have them absolved.

One of the many revered saints in the Eastern Orthodox Church is depicted in The Life of St Mary of Egypt, an epic story of repentance.

The Romans were extremely brutal, and the depiction in the movie about His suffering was probably not far off as to what Jesus experienced.