Explaining Orthodoxy

Masks Forbidden in Church! - Orthodox Priest Explains Why

Fr. Saša Petrović September 3, 2020 17,773 Comments Fr. Saša Petrović

Original Sin: Orthodox Doctrine or Heresy?

Archimandrite Vassilios Papavassiliou May 31, 2024 2,029 Comments

Saint Tikhon of Zadonsk Discusses Catechetical Teaching

May 3, 2024 169 Comments

“Children must learn self-denial...” - From the Diary of a Holy Russian Empress (St. Alexandra Feodorovna)

March 29, 2024 375 Comments

That No Tempting Books or Pictures Should Be Kept in the House

March 29, 2024 254 Comments

St. Luke of Crimea - On the Struggle with the Passions

St. Luke (Voino-Yasenetsky) March 25, 2024 389 Comments

She Couldn't Forgive Her Father (Then Five Rubles Changed Everything)

Priest Pavel Ostrovsky March 6, 2024 247 Comments

Russian Saint: Be Afraid of Dying Without Repentance (St. Luke of Crimea)

Saint Luke (Voino-Yasenetsky) February 27, 2024 437 Comments

Russian Saint Reminds Us: The Kingdom of Heaven is Taken by Force (St. John of Kronstadt)

St. John of Kronstadt February 25, 2024 393 Comments

The Anti-Humanity of Darwin's Theory

Maria Saevskaya February 15, 2024 439 Comments

Orthodox Archbishop: We Are Not Guilty of Adam's Sin

Archibishop Dmitri Royster February 7, 2024 539 Comments

Western Saints in the Russian Orthodox Church

Leonid Bystrov February 2, 2024 512 Comments

One Must Courageously Bear One’s Cross - Endure Everything Sorrowful in a Given Time and Place (Saint Paisius Velichkovsky)

January 29, 2024 268 Comments

The Lord Directly Commands That We Rebuke a Sinning Brother

Archbishop Averky (Taushev) January 15, 2024 198 Comments

No Muslims in Heaven - Russian Saint Explains Why (St. Ignatius Brianchaninov)

December 29, 2023 1,022 Comments

Why the Pope is Outside the Church - Saint Nektarios of Pentapolis Explains

December 15, 2023 749 Comments

A Scattered Life and an Attentive Life

Chris Banescu December 12, 2023 326 Comments

On Fasting and Prayer

St. Justin (Polyansky) of Ufa and Menzelinsk December 6, 2023 181 Comments

The 9 Most Important Russian Icon Painters You Should Know (PICS)

Anna Popova December 6, 2023 349 Comments

Is it Worth Killing Moles, or How to Avoid Getting into Trouble When Reading Modern Christian Literature

Fr. George Maksimov December 1, 2023 266 Comments

Why Marrying Outside your Religion is Not Allowed for Orthodox Christians (according to the canons)

Fr. George Maksimov December 1, 2023 473 Comments

Love, Obedience, Prayer, Meekness, Sobriety, Reading, & Silence - Conversations With Your Own Soul - Part 1

Archimandrite Ioannikiy (Belan) November 30, 2023 149 Comments

False Humility & Self Delusion

Hieromonk Roman (Kropotov) November 29, 2023 195 Comments

Russian Saint Reveals Fate of Protestants and Catholics (St. Luke of Crimea)

St. Luke of Crimea November 28, 2023 761 Comments

Saints Who Warned us about Roman Catholicism

November 28, 2023 372 Comments

Large Families - Saint Paisios of the Holy Mountain

November 24, 2023 101 Comments

“Stop Living Like the Heterodox” St. Theophan the Recluse on Education, Atheism, and Revolution

Varvara Kashirina November 24, 2023 191 Comments

Spiritual Laws That Bring You Trouble from Past Sins

Valentina Ulyanova November 22, 2023 586 Comments

“The Lord loves him and punishes him.” (Saint Simeon the New Theologian)

November 22, 2023 79 Comments

3 Fascinating Miracles in the Russian Orthodox Church

Georgy Manaev November 8, 2023 190 Comments

'Skipping Services is Sinful, Avoiding Sermons is Prideful and Stupid' (St. Neophytus)

November 8, 2023 140 Comments

The Imaginary Dignity of the Roman Catholic Church (St. Ambrose of Optina)

November 7, 2023 320 Comments

The Last Judgment, According to St. John (Maximovich) of Shanghai

November 6, 2023 444 Comments

Is Hell Located Underground? St. Ignatius Brianchaninov Explains

Saint Ignatius Brianchaninov November 4, 2023 249 Comments

Why is Contraception Sinful?

Sergey Fedorov November 1, 2023 205 Comments

Georgian Orthodox Church: Halloween as we know it today is completely unacceptable for Christians

October 28, 2023 442 Comments

Russia’s Wonderworking Icon that Even Overcame a Bomb Explosion

Alexandra Guzeva October 27, 2023 165 Comments

Can Unbaptized People be Saved?

Fr. Joseph Gleason October 27, 2023 345 Comments

Tattoos are Soul-Destroying and Dangerous

October 25, 2023 639 Comments

Loving Husbands & Obedient Wives - Hierarchy in the Orthodox Christian Family

October 25, 2023 277 Comments

Lessons in Humility From Optina

October 23, 2023 130 Comments

How Do Priests Die?

Peter Guryanov October 23, 2023 232 Comments

God Does Not Listen to the Prayer of the Proud (St. Paisios)

October 23, 2023 191 Comments

Acquiring Virtues for Attaining Salvation, Part 2

Priest Alexei Veretelnikov October 15, 2023 142 Comments

Icons or Idols? A Faulty Understanding of Exodus 20

October 12, 2023 129 Comments

Skepticism and the Reality of Miracles

Archpriest Vladimir Dolgikh October 11, 2023 133 Comments

Spiritual Causes of Poor Sleep

October 11, 2023 294 Comments

Grumbling & Complaining Lead to Self-Destruction (Saint Paisios of the Holy Mountain)

September 28, 2023 274 Comments

What Power do Demons have? Know Your Enemy...

September 28, 2023 250 Comments

Russia's Mistakes in Dealing with Muslims (Fr. Daniel Sysoev)

Fr. Daniel Sysoev September 27, 2023 567 Comments

How Aerial Spirits Test the Soul After Death - Part 3

September 27, 2023 175 Comments

The Different Colors in Russian Orthodoxy Explained

Georgy Manaev September 25, 2023 265 Comments

On The Importance of the Virtues for Attaining Salvation, Part 1

Priest Alexei Veretelnikov September 24, 2023 172 Comments

God's Punishment for Foul Language - The Story of Priest Porfiry Amfitheatrov

September 23, 2023 258 Comments

Fr. Daniel Sysoev: The Concept of “Traditional Religions” is a Major Obstacle to Orthodox Christian Mission Work

Fr. Daniel Sysoev September 22, 2023 330 Comments

How Aerial Spirits Test the Soul After Death - Part 2

September 21, 2023 133 Comments

The Rapture: An American Prosperity Gospel

September 20, 2023 537 Comments

Сan Demons Read Human Thoughts? Ask the Holy Fathers

September 20, 2023 298 Comments

Should We Ever be Silent on the Matters of Faith? Lessons from the Life of St. Maximus the Confessor.

Fr. Zechariah Lynch September 20, 2023 157 Comments

Orthodox Bishop Acknowledges Rome is Not a True Church

Elena Konstantinova September 19, 2023 490 Comments

How Aerial Spirits Test the Soul After Death - Part 1

September 19, 2023 279 Comments

Russian Martyr Fr. Daniel Sysoev Praising Western Rite Orthodoxy

Fr. Daniel Sysoev September 18, 2023 152 Comments

When are Baptisms Valid Outside the Orthodox Church? - Councils, Fathers, & Church Tradition

September 13, 2023 467 Comments

Holy Fathers of the Church on Monarchy

September 13, 2023 164 Comments

Orthodox Saints Who Said Smoking is a Sin

September 13, 2023 288 Comments

Homosexuality is Worse than Murder

September 13, 2023 516 Comments

Russian Priest Exposes Darwinism's Dangerous Spiritual Consequences

Fr. Constantine Bufeev September 13, 2023 285 Comments

The Real Dangers of Foul Language

September 11, 2023 296 Comments

Russian Women Always Wear Headscarves to Church. Here's Why

Ruslan Ward July 8, 2023 10,138 Comments

Christian Husbands, Ditch the 'Honey Do' List!

Fr. Joseph Gleason July 3, 2023 5,173 Comments

What is the Single Most Important, Most Beautiful Thing in Orthodox Christianity? (Video)

RF Staff July 1, 2023 3,091 Comments

Why Russian Women Still Cover Their Heads in Church (Hint: It's in the Bible)

Fr. Joseph Gleason June 18, 2023 6,531 Comments

Salvation of Christians Outside the Orthodox Church? - Explanation by Fr. Seraphim Rose

Fr. Seraphim Rose June 17, 2023 5,966 Comments

Why God is "He", Not "She"

Fr. Johannes Jacobse June 13, 2023 3,952 Comments

God Is Not Love

Fr. Joseph Gleason June 12, 2023 7,028 Comments

Russian Bibles Are Very Different from American Ones. Here's Why

Fr. Joseph Gleason June 9, 2023 16,700 Comments

Immediately After Ecumenism Came Homosexuality

Archpriest Theodore Zisis June 8, 2023 4,124 Comments

An Orthodox Critique of the Modern Charismatic Experience

Fr. Zechariah Lynch June 6, 2023 4,458 Comments

The Orthodox Christian Prohibition of Interest on Loans

Archpriest Oleg Stenyaev June 6, 2023 3,285 Comments

The Moral Heresy of Sexual Immorality

Fr. Zechariah Lynch June 5, 2023 3,760 Comments