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This is recent news from the OCA website. Archbishop Dmitri is poor health. He is need of our prayers. The Orthodox Church in America

Saint Silouan is one of the reasons why I came to Orthodoxy. After reading his writings and his life, I said that if this is what it means to be a Christian, then I want to be a Christian in the Orthodox Church.

You can check out the book "Marriage as a Path to Holiness: Lives of Married Saints" I hope that helps.

I'm looking for where I can order a DVD of the Birth of Christ children. Can anyone help?

My questions is that if you are an Orthodox Christian and you actually know what the Church teaches, then why would you want to recieve communion someplace else? Why would you want to recieve communion from a place that actually denies what you are taking is the body and blood of Christ? This is...

Don't forget that if you still have your doubts to pray for him if you are concerned.

Yeah... What they all said.

Amen! A Wonderful Prayer.

Before I list my top 5, the frist 3 can count as 3 or 1, so it might by be the top 3 instead of the top 5, or both. Let's just call it a mystery. My top 5: 1. God the Father 2. The Son of God 3. The Holy Spirit 4. The God-Man Jesus Christ 5. The Body of Christ which provides us with the...

The Church does consider a person to be married once the spouse dies. I might not be right in this, but I believe it would be because death does not seperate us from one another because we believe in the resurrection. Christ has made this possible. Now, because of our own sinfulness, we can...

Holy Saint Justin and Saint Simeon pray unto God for us.

Christ is Risen!!! Yes, we do have Christology and Theology, but there is a point where we do not go beyond. One way I have heard it is that we do know that Christ is both God and Man, but we don't try to go into cellular/spiritual level of explanation for something we know is true, but is...

I went to Whataburger and ordered a double cheeseburger with bacon and jalapenos. So delicious...

I just listened to this podcast 2 days ago and it was a wonderful explanation although some it was a little over my head. I would probably have to listen to it a couple times.

May his memory be eternal.