Monthly Archives: September 2016

Asking a Priest’s Blessing It is the practice of our Kyivan tradition that we ask for a blessing every time we meet a priest or a bishop. The Church transforms even as simple a thing as greeting a priest into … Continue reading →

Pious Behavior in Church Adapted from a work by Archpriest Victor Potapov, 2002 First of all, one must come to the realization that everything externally taking place in church is an expression of our internal feelings, and must be consonant … Continue reading →

Evolution or Creation Science? Adapted from a response by Fr. Lawrence Farley, OCA In my years as a priest and of sharing the Gospel, I have heard many reasons offered for not becoming a Christian: scandals associated with clergy, the … Continue reading →

Feast of the Elevation, or Exaltation, of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross During the church year, we celebrate holy days. These celebrations remind us that God has a plan of salvation for us and for the world. We see God’s … Continue reading →

Discussion Questions In the Beginning… Creation Day 1 God Separated the Light from the Dark; Jesus is the Light of Life. (Genesis 1:1-5 and John 8:12) 1) Who are the three persons in the Trinity? Who is God? 2) What … Continue reading →

The Sign of the Cross   God is the Boss by Khouria Gigi Shadid When you make the sign of the Cross, You remember that God is the Boss. You say hallow my thoughts and cleanse my heart, Take the … Continue reading →

Holy Forebearer: Andrei Rublev Andrei was born near Moscow. When he was young, he went to live and study at a monastery. It was a very famous monastery called Holy Trinity. The abbot of the monastery was St. Sergius. Andrei … Continue reading →

The Trinity “‘I am the Alpha and the Omega, says the Lord God,’ who is and who was and who is to come the Almighty.” Revelations 1:8 Before there was any space, or any time, or any thing, God the … Continue reading →

God Separated the Light from the Dark Genesis 1:1-5 1 In the beginning when God created[a] the heavens and the earth, 2 the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God[b] swept over the face of the waters. … Continue reading →