Orthodox Dogma and Doctrine

The Ten Commandments

After the Exodus from Egyptian slavery (Ex. 14), the Children of Israel encamped at the foot of Mt. Sinai. Moses went up onto the mountain and there received from God...

The Ten Commandments

After the Exodus from Egyptian slavery (Ex. 14), the Children of Israel encamped at the foot of Mt. Sinai. Moses went up onto the mountain and there received from God...

The Mother of God

The Most-Holy Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary. In the theology and piety of the Orthodox Church, a special place of honor is given to the Mother of God the Most-Holy Theotokos...

The Mother of God

The Most-Holy Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary. In the theology and piety of the Orthodox Church, a special place of honor is given to the Mother of God the Most-Holy Theotokos...

The Symbol of Faith

The Creed, sung during the Divine Liturgy, is one of the most ancient prayers of the Orthodox Church. It was composed, through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, by the...

The Symbol of Faith

The Creed, sung during the Divine Liturgy, is one of the most ancient prayers of the Orthodox Church. It was composed, through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, by the...

The Christian Ethic

The Sermon delivered by our Savior on the Mount was preceded by two significant meetings, one with His secret disciple, Nicodemus (John 3:1-21), and the other with the Samaritan Woman...

The Christian Ethic

The Sermon delivered by our Savior on the Mount was preceded by two significant meetings, one with His secret disciple, Nicodemus (John 3:1-21), and the other with the Samaritan Woman...

The Beatitudes

1. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. The Beatitudes can be viewed as a single system a ladder ascending in virtues. Christ calls...

The Beatitudes

1. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. The Beatitudes can be viewed as a single system a ladder ascending in virtues. Christ calls...

Holy Tradition

One of the distinctive characteristics of the Holy Orthodox Church is its changelessness, its loyalty to the past, its sense of living continuity with the ancient Church. This idea of...

Holy Tradition

One of the distinctive characteristics of the Holy Orthodox Church is its changelessness, its loyalty to the past, its sense of living continuity with the ancient Church. This idea of...