Some think that Christians pray to an “old man in the sky,” that for Christians God is rather a distant figure. Of course God is in…

St. John Kochurov is a 20th C. martyr, but before we consider him, let us look at martyrdom in general. First, Christianity has always been a…

One may well wonder why we are commemorating this particular earthquake. After all, there have been many earthquakes, as well as other natural disasters in human history…

St. Luke is the author of one of the Gospels, the others being Matthew, Mark and John. When we hear the word “Gospel” we understand it…

Reading about this church council is interesting in itself, and can also teach us so much about the Orthodox understanding of the church and it’s attitude…

The Orthodox Church has been a missionary church right from the beginning. Before Jesus Christ ascended into heaven He said to his apostles “Go therefore and…