From Orthodoxy in America
First Sunday of Great Lent.
The First Sunday of Great Lent is dedicated to the final triumph of the Church over the iconoclasts and the restoration of the Holy Icons to the churches, which took place on the First Sunday of Lent, March 11, 843. Thus it is called the Sunday of Orthodoxy. […]
A single article on fasting could go forever. Very long, at least. Instead, let’s consume this in bite size morsels (um, yeah, I’m currently fasting).
St. Gregory of Sinai gives these directions:
You who strive after salvation should be satisfied with one litra [3/4 lb.] of bread and three or four cups of water or wine […]
From the OCA website, a couple of poignant paragraphs regarding Great Lent:
The season of Great Lent is the time of preparation for the feast of the Resurrection of Christ, It is the living symbol of man’s entire life which is to be fulfilled in his own resurrection from the dead with Christ. It is a […]
Last time, we talked about the wide range of dates on which Easter/Pascha can fall.
Now we ask the question, “why?” Why is there such a variation of dates for Easter/Pascha? At the First Council of Nicaea in 325 it was decided that all Christians would celebrate Easter on the same day, which would be a […]
The Lenten Spring has come,
The light of repentance…
Let us receive the announcement of Lent with joy!
For if our forefather Adam had kept the fast,
We would not be deprived of paradise…
While fasting physically brothers,
Let us also fast spiritually;
Let us loose every knot of iniquity,
Let us tear up every unrighteous bond,
Let us distribute bread to the hungry […]
Alaska, that is. If you’ve never been, you should go. It’s gorgeous. It’s also where I spent the first 4 months with the beautiful young lady who would eventually become my wife, so I may be biased here.
The Russian Orthodox Church in Alaska is not doing well, unfortunately. They’re in the middle of a conflict […]
What’s the difference between Easter and Pascha? I’m glad you asked. As a new Orthodox Christian I’m learning, too. This series also helps me to set things right in my head as well as in yours. There’s actually not a ton of difference between the two celebrations, or even how liturgical churches recognize them. The […]
February 23, 2008 – 1:36 pm
For the Western Church the short answer is 35.
At the church’s (there was only one Christian Church then) first Ecumenical Council in 325, in Nicea (present-day Turkey), it was decided that Easter shall fall on the first Sunday following the first full moon following the spring equinox. So Easter can occur from March 22 to […]
February 20, 2008 – 11:39 pm
So says Bishop Hilarion Alfeyev at the opening session of the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches.
Many Christians worldwide look to Christian leaders in the hope that they will defend Christianity against the challenges that it faces. It is not our task to defend Sharia law, or to commend alternative lifestyles or to […]
January 21, 2008 – 7:57 pm
When the video stops showing (as it inevitably does) find it here.
January 20, 2008 – 5:17 am
A good way to start a Sunday, methinks.
Sigh…sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t….link for the video is here.
January 17, 2008 – 6:22 am
There is a very interesting discussion in the comments to the Russian Christmas post from the other day. I’m interested in your thoughts, too.
What’s the role of Eastern Orthodoxy on politics in the US? Should there be any? How do you reconcile differences between the two, if there are any?
January 16, 2008 – 9:26 am
One of these days I’ll get around to figuring out how to embed a YouTube video - most of the time it doesn’t work, for some reason. More likely is that John will get fed up with my complaining about it and show me what I’m doing wrong
I was trying to post this, […]
January 14, 2008 – 6:36 am
I’m up for just about any free products, for at least a look, anyway. Free books - you bet. Free music - absolutely. Free software - bring it on.
Combine them in one place and you get Textkit.
Textkit is the Internet’s largest provider of free and fully downloadable Greek and Latin grammars and readers. With currently 146 free […]
January 11, 2008 – 8:08 am
at Art and Faith. This is gorgeous. It will put you in the right frame mind for the rest of the day.
The Angel Cried (sung in Old Church Slavonic)
