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The apostolic teaching says even pagans will be judged according to how they've lived. But Orthodox believers will be judged more strictly because they have the Body and Blood of Christ, yet they still sin.
Ever since I became a catechumen and learned about monasticism, which was almost a year ago, I have had a desire to enter into monastic life.
Is it that if God calls you to the monastic life, any attempt at marriage is bound to fail, or do we always retain genuine free will to choose our path – with God blessing us?
Often, I wake up feeling unwell, and with a swimmy head, until I have some caffeine. Is it actually better to pray before my drink even though I don't feel well?
I have a friend that has been borrowing money from me for 2 years. She keeps telling me that she will pay it back but till now she has never paid me. My question is... do I have to keep lending her money?
I feel the pull to monasticism, but I also have an overwhelming amount of love to give and feel the desire to give it to a husband. How do I choose? Is it wrong for an Orthodox woman to stay single in the world?
Our minds often wander and try to lead us away from God. There are different extremes, and the enemy, seeing our tendencies toward such scrupulousness, convinces us that we are unworthy. Some people live for years with grave…
I always have a fight between my heart and mind, typically when wanting to have the Eucharist (Communion). My heart really yearns for taking the Communion during liturgy but my mind always tells me that I don’t deserve it…
For quite a number of years I have seen the need for a change in my life so that I can find spiritual peace, the way our holy fathers describe it. The thought of becoming a nun does not leave me. I am It hasn't left me for…
Keep searching and knocking on the door. Often, we cannot feel God's presence because our inner world is too restless and turbulent. We are constantly rushing, and always running late.
