For Orthodox Christians to experience the benefits and purpose of any Lenten season, fasting is as much a part of this journey as prayer is in the Christian faith.
Read More »Ask An Eastern Orthodox Christian: Getting Into Heaven
It is not within anyone’s purview to judge or declare who is destined for hell or heaven.
Read More »The Afterlife: Opinions of Life After Death in the Eastern Orthodox Church
“I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the age to come” is the last line in the Nicene Creed (Orthodox statement of faith), implying that the disembodied soul and uncorrupted body will once again be united when Christ returns at the Second Coming.
Read More »Ask An Eastern Orthodox Christian: Icon with Three Angels
This icon of the Trinity was painted or, more appropriately, “image written” by a very renowned iconographer Andrei Rublev. The motivation behind this depiction was said to be an attempt to describe the relationship of, “One God in Three Persons.”
Read More »Ask An Eastern Orthodox Christian: Clergy Vestments
An explanation of Eastern Orthodox clergy vestments
Read More »Ask An Eastern Orthodox Christian: How Do I Join Your Church?
There is no formal catechism for an inquirer or seeker who desires to become a member of the Eastern Orthodox Church
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