Explaining Orthodoxy

Masks Forbidden in Church! - Orthodox Priest Explains Why

Fr. Saša Petrović September 3, 2020 17,578 Comments Fr. Saša Petrović

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

Fr. George Maksimov December 1, 2023 31 Comments

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

Fr. George Maksimov December 1, 2023 201 Comments

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

Archimandrite Ioannikiy (Belan) November 30, 2023 89 Comments

False Humility & Self Delusion

Hieromonk Roman (Kropotov) November 29, 2023 109 Comments

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

St. Luke of Crimea November 28, 2023 577 Comments

Saints Who Warned us about Roman Catholicism

November 28, 2023 260 Comments

Large Families - Saint Paisios of the Holy Mountain

November 24, 2023 64 Comments

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

Varvara Kashirina November 24, 2023 135 Comments

Spiritual Laws That Bring You Trouble from Past Sins

Valentina Ulyanova November 22, 2023 257 Comments

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

November 22, 2023 74 Comments

3 Fascinating Miracles in the Russian Orthodox Church

Georgy Manaev November 8, 2023 148 Comments

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

November 8, 2023 127 Comments

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

November 7, 2023 290 Comments

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

November 6, 2023 348 Comments

Is Hell Located Underground? St. Ignatius Brianchaninov Explains

Saint Ignatius Brianchaninov November 4, 2023 234 Comments

Why is Contraception Sinful?

Sergey Fedorov November 1, 2023 191 Comments

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

October 28, 2023 405 Comments

Russia’s Wonderworking Icon that Even Overcame a Bomb Explosion

Alexandra Guzeva October 27, 2023 140 Comments

Can Unbaptized People be Saved?

Fr. Joseph Gleason October 27, 2023 199 Comments

Tattoos are Soul-Destroying and Dangerous

October 25, 2023 564 Comments

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

October 25, 2023 234 Comments

Lessons in Humility From Optina

October 23, 2023 128 Comments

How Do Priests Die?

Peter Guryanov October 23, 2023 225 Comments

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

October 23, 2023 184 Comments

Acquiring Virtues for Attaining Salvation, Part 2

Priest Alexei Veretelnikov October 15, 2023 140 Comments

Icons or Idols? A Faulty Understanding of Exodus 20

October 12, 2023 120 Comments

Skepticism and the Reality of Miracles

Archpriest Vladimir Dolgikh October 11, 2023 126 Comments

Spiritual Causes of Poor Sleep

October 11, 2023 276 Comments

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

September 28, 2023 262 Comments

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

September 28, 2023 228 Comments

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

Fr. Daniel Sysoev September 27, 2023 498 Comments

How Aerial Spirits Test the Soul After Death - Part 3

September 27, 2023 165 Comments

The Different Colors in Russian Orthodoxy Explained

Georgy Manaev September 25, 2023 246 Comments

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

Priest Alexei Veretelnikov September 24, 2023 163 Comments

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

September 23, 2023 257 Comments

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

Fr. Daniel Sysoev September 22, 2023 304 Comments

How Aerial Spirits Test the Soul After Death - Part 2

September 21, 2023 105 Comments

The Rapture: An American Prosperity Gospel

September 20, 2023 504 Comments

Сan Demons Read Human Thoughts? Ask the Holy Fathers

September 20, 2023 288 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 140 Comments

Orthodox Bishop Acknowledges Rome is Not a True Church

Elena Konstantinova September 19, 2023 471 Comments

How Aerial Spirits Test the Soul After Death - Part 1

September 19, 2023 263 Comments

Russian Martyr Fr. Daniel Sysoev Praising Western Rite Orthodoxy

Fr. Daniel Sysoev September 18, 2023 132 Comments

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

September 13, 2023 400 Comments

Holy Fathers of the Church on Monarchy

September 13, 2023 160 Comments

Orthodox Saints Who Said Smoking is a Sin

September 13, 2023 275 Comments

Homosexuality is Worse than Murder

September 13, 2023 442 Comments

Russian Priest Exposes Darwinism's Dangerous Spiritual Consequences

Fr. Constantine Bufeev September 13, 2023 258 Comments

The Real Dangers of Foul Language

September 11, 2023 294 Comments

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

Ruslan Ward July 8, 2023 10,085 Comments

Christian Husbands, Ditch the 'Honey Do' List!

Fr. Joseph Gleason July 3, 2023 5,130 Comments

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

RF Staff July 1, 2023 3,080 Comments

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

Fr. Joseph Gleason June 18, 2023 6,287 Comments

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

Fr. Seraphim Rose June 17, 2023 5,782 Comments

Why God is "He", Not "She"

Fr. Johannes Jacobse June 13, 2023 3,931 Comments

God Is Not Love

Fr. Joseph Gleason June 12, 2023 6,904 Comments

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

Fr. Joseph Gleason June 9, 2023 16,105 Comments

Immediately After Ecumenism Came Homosexuality

Archpriest Theodore Zisis June 8, 2023 4,073 Comments

An Orthodox Critique of the Modern Charismatic Experience

Fr. Zechariah Lynch June 6, 2023 4,407 Comments

The Orthodox Christian Prohibition of Interest on Loans

Archpriest Oleg Stenyaev June 6, 2023 3,276 Comments

The Moral Heresy of Sexual Immorality

Fr. Zechariah Lynch June 5, 2023 3,706 Comments

Mary, the Mother of God, the Queen of Heaven - In the Bible

Fr. Joseph Gleason May 31, 2023 3,051 Comments

Transgender Ideology is Anti-Christian, Anti-Science, & Marxist

Fr. Zechariah Lynch May 30, 2023 5,018 Comments

Why Call Priests "Father"? Didn't Jesus Say Not to Do That?

Fr. Joseph Gleason May 28, 2023 4,247 Comments

Here’s How the Russian Cross is Different From Western Crosses

RF Staff November 27, 2022 3,932 Comments

How Angels and Demons Participate in the Daily Life of Christians

Fr. Joseph Gleason November 21, 2022 3,048 Comments

Why Contraception Is a Terrible Sin According to Orthodox Christian Teaching

Fr. Joseph Gleason November 20, 2022 3,081 Comments

The Difference between Catholicism and Orthodoxy Is Well Illustrated by 5 Favorite Catholic Saints

Prof. Alexei Osipov November 20, 2022 5,745 Comments

Infants Who Die Without Baptism - Official Russian Prayer Service

Fr. Joseph Gleason November 16, 2022 3,199 Comments

Preaching Without A Bible - How the Church Thrived for Centuries Without One

Fr. Joseph Gleason November 15, 2022 3,671 Comments

See For Yourself: Bodies of Many Russian Saints Never Decay

Michael Tare November 12, 2022 7,381 Comments

Why Orthodox Christianity Appeals to Men

Frederica Mathewes-Green November 11, 2022 6,762 Comments

Three Cultures God Destroyed Because of Homosexual Sex

Fr. Joseph Gleason November 3, 2022 7,533 Comments

Russian Saint Provides Practical Spiritual Tool to Fight Sinful Thoughts

September 28, 2022 440 Comments

The Antichrist Will be a Globalist - Popular British Priest Explains What Orthodoxy Teaches About Him (VIDEO, Fr. Spyridon)

September 27, 2022 1,430 Comments

Analysis of Globalism Facilitating Arrival of Antichrist - New Book from Top US Orthodox Publisher (Video Trailer, Contents, Page Preview)

G. M. Davis September 22, 2022 624 Comments

An American Orthodox Bishop's Excellent Book Explaining the Bible's Book of Acts

September 21, 2022 207 Comments

How Lutherans Sought Union with Orthodox Church (16th c.) & Why It Went Wrong

September 20, 2022 1,014 Comments

Sexual Pleasure Separate from Procreation Is a Sin, Often a False Idol, According to Orthodox Christianity

Elder Athanasios Mitilinaios, Fr. Peter Heers September 19, 2022 962 Comments