Kirk Durston
When a culture approves of sexual activity before marriage, researchers have found that monogamy, belief in God, and rational thinking tend to disappear within three generations.
Monk Theologos (Kadar)
Our drama is that, although we did not evolve from apes, our civilization is moving in that direction.
If everything comes down to blind, random evolutionism, then the problem of ancestral sin disappears. The need for salvation and for the Savior also disappears, which means that the Resurrection and the phenomenon of holiness are eliminated.
Examining the book: Το Mυστήριο του Χριστού (The Mystery of Christ), written by the Cell of the Resurrection on Mount Athos, this lecture series aims to bring the Athonite catechism to English speakers for the first time.
The Certificate Program in Prison Ministry, in partnership with St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary, is the first program of its kind.
Dmitry Zlodorev
So, anyway, the film itself was just superior, and all of its production value, presentation, and subject matter are well put together.
Archpriest Andrei Sommer
The preparation for the youth conference is now in full swing. What awaits its participants? The Deputy Chairman of the Synodal Youth Department and the President of Prince Vladimir Youth Association, Archpriest Andrei Sommer, tells us.
Professor Larisa Marsheva, Anton Osipov
The Troparion begins with a lofty appeal of the Holy Hierarch Hermogenes that later came to be used in subsequent prayers to the Most Holy Mother of God. “Intercessor” means protectress, or patroness.
Such classes essentially corrupt teenagers and aim to legitimize depravity with the help of contraceptives.
Anatoly Aleshin
An icon is called “theology in paint”, and therefore we decided to look at the iconography of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos with iconographer Anatoly Alyoshin, a teacher at the Moscow Theological Academy, one of the leading experts in the field of fresco painting.
Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev)
For Orthodox Christians, the texts of Divine Services are of exceptional significance. Thanks to them, participation in Orthodox Divine Services becomes not merely a school of prayer, but a school of theology, of raising the mind toward contemplation of God, and of abiding under the authority of God.
Alexei Gvozdetsky
If historically in a particular place they sang in a certain tradition, they follow it.
In traditional culture a performer every time generates a text (in our case, a melodic one) based on the archetype that he mastered earlier.
Maria Minaeva
The most emblematic masterpieces of children’s literature were seemingly written for adults. Their creators were telling the stories they thought were important.
During this period, the Basilica News Agency has refined itself as a genuine Orthodox news website with international visibility.
Archpriest Vladimir Dolgikh
Certain philosophers of antiquity are sometimes referred to as “Christians before Christ”, and there are reasons for this.
Vladimir Orlov
An unusual exhibit has opened In the Museum of Christian Art at the Moscow Theological Academy, of the forgotten artist Vladimir Orlov.
Matthew Namee
This newly-independent church dealt with many challenges, one of which was the emergence of unauthorized teachers.
Every meeting with the Great Lion in the Chronicles of Narnia is always a real event. The characters remember them forever and even change their way of life. Sometimes a short dialogue with Aslan reveals things that are not obvious at first glance, but are extremely important.
Sergei Mudrov
The parish pays a lot of attention to its work with children and teenagers, because the issues of upbringing, education, and spiritual development of children have always been among the most difficult.