Although we are Christians we often hold a sub-Christian, even un-Christian, view of life and death. For example, we sometimes think that the Christian view of…
We enter the church through the water of baptism. Water, as such, has a washing, cleansing and life-giving properties, so it is naturally used in…
As mentioned earlier, it is necessary to venerate icons to demonstrate our faith that Jesus is True God and True Man, God in the flesh.…
One of the things that strike a non-Orthodox visitor on the first visit to an Orthodox Church is the icons. Icons are everywhere. They lie…
As the 5th century went on a new false teaching arose. This false teaching so emphasized the divinity of Jesus Christ that his humanity was…
In previous articles we looked at the first and second ecumenical councils. In this article we will look at the third, fourth and fifth ecumenical…