God doesn't ask everything of us, but He does ask something: that we take part in the spiritual struggle against the tendencies so strongly reinforced in our age of hedonism, and prepare ...
Spending Saturday evening - or more specifically, one part of Saturday evening - at a Vespers or Vigil Service, prepares Orthodox Christians for the central Holy Mystery of our lives: Holy Communion
Prayer at home, at church, on the great feasts of the year, and in the rhythm of our daily routine must be a greater priority than anything else: money, homework, work, sports, hobbies, exercise, ...
Confronted with the reality, we can rebel against what might appear to be a legalistic directive. Or, in humility and love for God, we simply admit our error, repent, and quickly move on to forming a ...
