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It seems like every Paschal season, Orthodox Christians are faced with some attack on the faith, these have been varied in nature, but some gems that stick out are, for example, the popularization in 2007 of the so-called “family tomb” of Jesus. This was a tomb containing several ossuaries that purported to belong to Jesus, […]

The dialogue between Christ and the Samaritan woman in John 4 is the longest recorded dialogue between Christ and anyone else recorded in the page of the New Testament. This is for good reason. The dialogue is a love story which contains elements of healing, mystery, compassion, and enlightenment. The best part about it is […]

Today we celebrate the fourth Sunday of Lent and commemorate St John Climacus, author of The Ladder of Divine Ascent, one of the most important pieces of Christian literature ever produced. He was a monk and an abbot, who was asked for advice on how to be good monks. It’s a tradition in the Orthodox […]

As we have now moved past the Thanksgiving holiday, Christmas is well on its way. Of course, as Orthodox Christians, we know that we celebrate Christmas a little different than the rest of the country. We are supposed to fast before the feast, and celebrate for 8 days afterwards, when the rest of the country […]

Many little girls dream of having a fairytale wedding – whatever that may look like in their mind. Some dream of getting married in a cathedral, dressed like a princess, others perhaps on a beach surrounded by only a few of their family and friends, and some opt to want no one there, but to […]

School has begun and along with that, homework, after school activities, fall sports, music lessons, and the list goes on. We want our children to get a good education because good grades mean getting into a good college with scholarships, which means getting a good job, which means making a lot of money, which means […]