Differences between the Orthodox Church and Roman Catholicism By Fr. Michael Azkoul

Some straight answers about the Orthodox Church

Scriptural Evidence for the Sacred Nature of the Sacraments

I Believe...: A Short Exposition of Orthodox Doctrine

Orthodox CatechismA Catechism (information about the Orthodox Church)

The Life of our Holy Mother Mary of Egypt

There Is No Death A priest tells about the repose of his mother.

A Homily on the Dormition of Our Supremely Pure Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary By St. Gregory Palamas.

Papa-Nicholas Planas is Canonized

Three Fathers Text of a radio interview (translated) regarding three holy fathers of Mt. Athos.

On the Procession of the Holy Spirit

The Holy Angels

Holy Light in Jerusalem On the Holy Flame that appears annually in Jerusalem.

On the Question of the Filioque written by Fr John Meyendorff.

Love your neighbor Written by St. Cosmas of Aetolia

The Holy Fire, relating to the miraculous Holy Fire that appears annually at Pascha in Jerusalem.

On Bells, Bell Ringing Rubrics

The Jewish Question In The Russian Orthodox Church On Anti-Semitism in Russia (in 4 parts).

Questions and Answers on specific topics
    Anathema
    Prayer
      Prayer for the Dead
    Defining Orthodoxy
The Sacramental Life
    Baptism
    Confession
    Matrimony
    The Holy Mysteries ("Communion")
    Miscellaneous Thoughts
Fasting
Living Piously
Theology
Ecumenism
Practical Theology
The Saints
Contemporary Subjects
Russia
In Thanksgiving
Poetry
Stories
Orthodox News
Stories
Serious Stuff!
H1:Articles on Eastern Orthodox Christian Doctrine, practices, feasts, theology, ecumenism, contemporary events, etc.

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Questions and Answers on specific topics

• Is Jesus your Personal Savior?
• Why do Orthodox Christians "cross themselves" different than Roman Catholics?
• Why do Orthodox Christians Bless things with Holy Water?
• Why did Jesus fast for forty days?
• THE MEANING OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH'S MEMORIAL SERVICES
• By St Symeon of Thessolonika
• What is an Epitimia?
• Orthodox Baptism
• Thoughts on the Holy Mystery
  A Summary of the Baptism Service
  Miscellaneous Scriptures and Commentary of the Holy Fathers
  Concerning the Mystery
  Also available in PDF and RTF formats

  Anathema

• • The Word "Anathema" and it's meaning
  • by Saint John Maximovitch
  • What is an Anathema?
  • by Bishop Theophan the Recluse

  Prayer

• • "Prayer without Ceasing" is necessary for all Christians,
  • by St Gregory Palamas
  • On prayer by Archimandrite Sophrony
  • New agers, and modernist, reductionist dabblers in prayer take note!
  • Bishop Theophan the Recluse - ON PRAYER
  • From His Letters
  • A Prayer Rule by St. Theophan the Recluse
  • How does an Orthodox Christian properly pray for someone else?
  • Why so many prayers?
  • Why do we have in our church so many prayers, isn't it in contradiction with Matthew?
  • Why pray to Saints? Why do Protestants NOT pray to Saints?
  • Alexi Khomiakov

    Prayer for the Dead

  • • What do the Orthodox believe Concerning prayer for the dead?
    • Life After Death
    • by St. John Maximovitch
      A description of the first 40 days after death
    • From a Treatise on Caring for the Dead
    • Blessed Augustine of Hippo
    • Commemoration of the Dead in the Orthodox Church
    • Traditional days of remembrance
    • Communion with the Saints
    • By Protopresbyter Michael Pomazansky

  Defining Orthodoxy

• • The Orthodox Mind
  • What do we mean by the word ORTHODOX?
  • by St John Maximovich
    Also available in PDF format
  • True Orthodoxy
  • by +ARCHBISHOP AVERKY of Syracuse and Holy Trinity Monastery
  • What is Orthodoxy?
  • By Archbishop Averky of Syracuse and Holy Trinity Monastery
  • Thoughts on the church and apostasy of our Age.
  • By Archbishop Averky
  • For There Must Also be Heresies Among You
  • By Archbishop Averky

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The Sacramental Life

• The Sacraments
• by Rt. Rev. Nicholai, Bishop of Ochrida
• THE MEANING OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH'S MEMORIAL SERVICES

• Baptism

• • Thoughts on Holy Baptism
  • Orthodox Baptism
  • Thoughts on the Holy Mystery
    A Summary of the Baptism Service
    Miscellaneous Scriptures and Commentary of the Holy Fathers
    Concerning the Mystery
    Also available in PDF and RTF formats
  • Can I be the sponsor at a Roman Catholic baptism?
  • An Orthodox Christian response
  • The Sacrament of Christian Baptism
  • A letter by our Holy Orthodox Father St Cyprian of Carthage written to a new convert

  Confession

• • Confession and Communion
  • What is their relationship?
    How do we stay "sinless" between confession and communion?
    Also in WORD format

  Matrimony

• • The Sacrament of Holy Matrimony

  The Holy Mysteries ("Communion")

• • Concerning the communion and guarding and veneration of the Divine Mysteries
  • by Kallinikos, Patriarch of Constantinople

  Miscellaneous Thoughts

• • About Prosphora
  • How To Behave In Church
  • Olive Oil Usage

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Fasting

• Orthodox Christian Fasting
• by St John Chrysostom
• True Fasting, by St John Chrysostom
• Also in WORD format.  
• ON FASTING
• Why did Jesus fast for forty days?
• An Orthodox Christian explanation
• Fasting Rules
• Fasting and "Oil" days
• The Apostles Fast
• is it ever skipped by those using the New Calendar or Old Calendar?

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Living Piously

• LACK OF FAITH VS. GOD'S PROVIDENCE - St John (Maximovich) of Tobolsk
• Vigilance
• by Bishop Ignatii Brianchaninov
• LACK OF FAITH VS. GOD'S PROVIDENCE, Saint John (Maximovich) of Tobolsk
• On the Struggle Between the Flesh and Spirit Which Occurs in a Christian
• St. Tikhon of Zadonsk
• The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom
• Bishop Nikolai of Zicha and Ochrid
• Despondency, Slothfulness, Weakness
• Field Flowers, St. Paisius Velichkovsky
• Repentance
• Field Flowers, St. Paisius Velichkovsky
• On Reading the Holy Fathers
• "Prayer without Ceasing" is necessary for all Christians,
• by St Gregory Palamas
• The Seriousness of our Life
• by St Nikolai Bishop of Ochrid and Zicha
• The Orthodox Mind
• A lesson from St. Dimitri of Rostov on "Redeeming the Time"
• Developing a Pious Routine
• All good is in Me
• by St. Tikhon of Zadonsk
• The Rule For Attending To Oneself For One Dwelling In The World
• Written For A Certain Layman As A Result Of His Desire To Live A Vigilant Life In The World
  By St. Ignatii Brianchaninov
• Fighting the passions
• A "How To" manual is available
• Give the first fruits of your day to the Lord The "Four Bows"
• Also in Word format   
  
• Love Thy Neighbor
• Right Belief in a Left handed world
• by Priest Martin Swanson
• The Life of Piety
• by Priest Alexis Duncan
• I am a Christian A meditation and confession, from "Children of the Church"
• Reaching out from Within
• Thoughts of Fr Martin Swanson at the Southern Orthodox Missions Conference
• About the peace of the simple and the prosperity of the fools
• St Nikolai Bishop Ochrid,Zicha
• Orthodox Evangelism: It's different
• by Fr David Moser
• The Orthodox Church: Heaven on Earth
• A Short Introduction to Orthodoxy
• A peaceful death...
• "From Me That Was"
• a text brought to the West clandestinely from the Russian Catacomb Church in Russia
• ON THE CHURCH
• Archbishop Averky of Syracuse
• The benefits of a Theological Education at Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary
• How the Experienced see themselves
• St Nikolai, Bishop Ochrid and Zicha
• To feel good you must do good.

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Theology

• The Holy Trinity
• The Word "Anathema" and it's meaning
• by Saint John Maximovitch
• What is an Anathema?
• by Bishop Theophan the Recluse
• The Sacraments
• by Rt. Rev. Nicholai, Bishop of Ochrida
• Communion with the Saints
• By Protopresbyter Michael Pomazansky
• About the Angels
• Also in pdf    doc  

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Ecumenism

• What is Ecumenism, by Fr John Moses
• An excellent "in a nutshell" explanation
• True Orthodoxy
• by +ARCHBISHOP AVERKY of Syracuse and Holy Trinity Monastery
• ON THE MODERN WORLD
• Archbishop Averky of Syracuse
• ON APOSTASY
• Archbishop Avery of Syracuse
• Against Ecumenism
• Zealous thoughts of an Orthodox Teenager, from "Children of the Church"
• The Calendar change and Unity
• Thoughts from a convert priest on the change of the Julian calendar to the Gregorian and the Unity of the church
• Common date for Pascha An article detailing the efforts of Lutheran and Orthodox Ecumenists to have a common date for Pascha and commentary about some of the incredible things said in it.
• The Argument Is Not One of Calendars: It Is Conflicting Dogma and Theology That Lead to Separate Celebrations of Pascha
• by Archpriest George Metallinos
• The Appearance of the Cross Near Athens in
• A sign from God that some cannot see
• Thoughts of Archbishop Averky on the church and apostasy of our Age.

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Practical Theology

• The benefits of a Theological Education at Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary
• The Mind of Christ and the Mind of Man
• The last will and testament of Metropolitan Anastassy
• Homosexuality
• Put in the proper perspective
• Why so many prayers?
• Why do we have in our church so many prayers, isn't it in contradiction with Matthew?
• Is Jesus your Personal Savior?

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The Saints

• Communion with the Saints
• By Protopresbyter Michael Pomazansky
• Habakkuk
• A Lesson from the Holy Prophet
• A Recent Miracle of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker
• John of Kronstadt
• VISION OF ST. JOHN WONDERWORKER OF KRONSTADT
• Nicholas the Wonderworker
• Many Articles!

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Contemporary Subjects

• A prophesy of the future lawlessness
• St. Anatoly the Younger (+1922)
• Is Cassie Bernall a Martyr?
• Dressed Wierd?
• A frightening account of just how far things have gone in Canada and the world
• Strong statement from school principal
• The Spiritual Gifts of Youth - Metropolitan Anthony Khrapovitsky
• Monasticism in the Twenty First Century: A Viable Alternative or a Forgotten Ideal?
• Mother Ephrosynia Convent of Lesna, France

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Russia

• On the Causes of the Russian Catastrophe
• By Archbishop Averky
• On the Apostolic Work of Prince St. Vladimir
• By Archbishop Averky
• ON THE RUSSIAN CHURCH ABROAD
• Archbishop Averky of Syracuse
• The Sorrowful Path - the Glorious Path
• Important Dates in the History of the Russian Church Abroad
• About the Spiritual and Moral Significance of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia
• by Saint John of Shanghai and San Francisco
• VISION OF ST. JOHN WONDERWORKER OF KRONSTADT
• Wondrous appearances of the murdered holy Royal Family, witnessed by the handmaiden Nina
• Hold fast the Orthodox Faith, O Holy Rus
• THE TIME FOR REPENTANCE:
• On The Occasion Of The February Rebellion

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In Thanksgiving

• 73 percent
• Long QT Syndrome and Christina

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Poetry

• A Poem of Hieromartyr Grigory Petrov
• Written shortly before his death in a Siberian prison camp

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Stories

• Saint John Maximovich
• Miscellaneous stories

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Orthodox News

• The Patriarchal Visit to Taybeh
• Dr. Maria C. Khoury
  June 13 2002

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Stories

• THE BISHOP
• by Anton Chekhov

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Serious Stuff!

• Bishop Sunflower
• Lord of the Mood Rings
• An Orthodox Fairy Tale
• What is the tradition?
• An Orthodox Fairy Tale
• Orthodox Deacon's Union Threatens Strike
• Irish Lent
• Catholic Horses
• The Stress Diet
• This diet is designed to help you cope with the stress that builds up during the day.
• The Padre's Puppy
• The Palm Beach Pokey
• OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BABES
• The World's Easiest Quiz
• The Atheist and the Bear
• Rules of the Toddler
• The husband who thought he was a refrigerator.

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