Does it Make Any Difference What We Believe?

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit! Today, on this Sunday, the Holy Fathers have established the commemoration of the First Ecumenical Council. The Gospel we heard today... 

Calendar

Does it Make Any Difference What We Believe?

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit! Today, on this Sunday, the Holy Fathers have established the commemoration of the First Ecumenical Council. The Gospel we heard... 

• The Heresy of Arius: A Homily on the Sunday of the Holy Fathers
• Through the Pages of the Theological Works of Archimandrite Justin (Popović)

Family

Meeting Our Neighbors


Who is my neighbor? Often when we consider this question, we consider it from the point of view of the one who acts. The choice is mine. I determine whom I help. I choose to be neighborly to... 

• Pastoral Epistle Regarding “Same-Sex Unions”
• How Mothers Can Cope With Overload

Library

The Heresy of Arius: A Homily on the Sunday of the Holy Fathers

The Orthodox Church today prayerfully commemorates the Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea, which once gathered in the city of Nicaea to investigate and condemn the heresy of Arius.... 

• The Way of Spiritual Transformation
• Through the Pages of the Theological Works of Archimandrite Justin (Popović)

Multimedia

Russian Orthodox Christians Celebrate Palm Sunday (photo report)

April 29, 2013 On April 28, Russian Orthodox Christians celebrate Palm Sunday. © RIA Novosti. Yevgeny Yepanchintsev Palm Sunday, when, according to the Gospels, Jesus Christ entered Jerusalem... 

• Russian paratrooper chaplains: Heavenly forces uncover domes
• Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II of Georgia: Rare Photographs

Our Faith

Does it Make Any Difference What We Believe?

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit! Today, on this Sunday, the Holy Fathers have established the commemoration of the First Ecumenical Council. The Gospel we heard... 

• The Personal Tragedy of Emperor Constantine
• Healing in the Parish and the World: Let Us Go Forth in Peace

Personal Experience

What Language is This?

In this excerpt from his memoir, Unlearning God, R. Leo Olson describes his conversion to Orthodoxy from a Protestant fundamentalism as a process of healing from his “spiritual head injuries”... 

• Journey to Orthodoxy: Discovering its Spiritual Integrity
• Did Yuri Gagarin Say He Didn’t See God in Space?

New Russian Martyrs

The New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia: An Example of Great Faith and Love

Today the Holy Church celebrates the Synod of New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia, who suffered during the godless persecution of 20th century. On this day we should listen to their appeal,... 

• The Inner Cell: From Orthodoxy’s Forgotten Precepts
• The 75th Anniversary of Fr. Pavel Florensky’s Martyric Death

Orthodoxy around the World

The Patriarchal Visit to China: An Interview with Fr. Dionisy Pozdnyaev

His Holiness, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, conducted an official visit to China from May 10 to 15, 2013. On March 14, Pravmir spoke with Archpriest Dionisy Pozdnyaev, Rector of... 

• Three Smiles: On the Twentieth Anniversary of the Optina Slayings
• Introducing Patriarch-Elect John X of Antioch