Orthodox Articles

Titles on this web site:


Are We Losing Our Identity?

by Fr. Mateja Matejic

Why it is not wrong--and why it is so important--to preserve our ethnic identity within the Orthodox faith. Focuses on the Serbian Orthodox Church, but the principle can be applied to any nationality associated with Orthodoxy.



The Challenges of Interfaith Marriages

by Fr. Mateja Matejic

Explores some of the common difficulties of marriages in which one spouse is Orthodox and the other either is not, or converted prior to the wedding.



The Church is Home

by Fr. Milan Zobenica

How the Orthodox Church is our spiritual home, and why we must remain close to Her.



A Defense of Christian Faith against Disbelief

by Fr. +Grigori Dyachenko

A lengthy exposition of contemporary influences of atheism; the foolishness and futility of anti-Christian science; substantial evidence of our dependence on God.



Depression and the Way of the Cross

by Amelia Bacic Tulevski

A thorough discussion of clinical depression in light of Orthodox theology, with a focus on the distinction between holy suffering and that which is not ordained by God.



How to Marry Well

by Amelia Bacic Tulevski

Advice for single Orthodox Christians on how to go about finding an Orthodox spouse. Discusses why Orthodox ought to avoid interfaith and interdenominational marriage.



Identity of the Authentic Christian Church

by Fr. Mateja Matejic

A thorough defense of Orthodoxy, intended for Orthodox readers, outlining fundamental differences between the Orthodox faith and that of the Roman Catholic and various Protestant Churches.



Laying Down His Life for Another

by Fr. Milan Zobenica

Thoughts on the true meaning of friendship, and how much our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ really loves us.



Lead Us Not into Temptation

by Fr. Milan Zobenica

Why do we pray this? Would God lead us into temptation? Explores the two meanings of the word temptation.



The Mark of the Beast

by Fr. Milan Zobenica

In these difficult economic times, do we need to fear the devil?



May the Wispy Blue Ladder...

by Fr. Milan Zobenica

In times of darkness, this often-forgotten ladder descends to us from Heaven.



Orthodox Psychotherapy

by Dmitry A. Avdeev

On the purpose of psychotherapy in general, and why the Orthodox clinician must never treat patients according to any theory or dogma that is not Orthodox--even non Orthodox patients.



Orthodox Psychotherapy II

by Dmitry A. Avdeev

A treatise on the specific sources of all psychological maladies, including psychoses and neuroses, according to the teachings of the Holy Orthodox Church. A resource for clinicians, but also effective for self-help purposes.



Pain from a Religious Perspective

by Fr. Rodney Torbic

Theological explanations as to why people experience physical and psychological pain. Discusses the role of an Orthodox spiritual life and the responsibilities of a parish community in an individual's attempts to manage his or her pain.



The Place of the Home in Religious Education

by Fr. Mateja Matejic

Why parents should not rely on church school to teach their children about religion. Discusses which responsibilities of Christian education belong to the parents and which to the church. Offers and fully describes a one-year plan, ready to implement between home and the Church to systematize children's religious education.



The Sower and the Seed

by Fr. Zivojin Jakovljevic

The parable of the Sower and the Seed shows us why we must work diligently at helping ourselves if we want to receive help from God.



Teaching Your Children To Mourn

by Angie Giallourakis

An appeal to parents to teach children about the importance of repentance and mourning for one's own sins, as well as the sins of others.



Thoughts Need Repentance, Too

by Fr. Milan Zobenica

The Lord knows our thoughts, not only our words and deeds, and we are accountable for them.

Titles on other sites:


The contemporary "gift of tongues"

by Bishop Alexander (Mileant)

Defending old languages: Cultures, discourse, and heaven

by Nun Nectaria (McLees)

Does the Orthodox Church permit mixed marriage?

by John Hudanish

Euthanasia: Dignified death or premeditated murder?

by Tserkoinaye Slovo

Finding common ground between Orthodox and Protestants: Partial resolution of Protestant difficulties with Orthodox theology

by Reader Daniel Lieuwen

The life of Mary is set before virgins as an example

by Saint Ambrose of Milan

Marrriage: The great sacrament

by Archimandrite Aimilianos

A "new Mary" for a new age?

by Peter Jackson

On chastity and premarital cohabitation

by Father Pavel Gumerov

The Orthodox Christian marriage: Sex, children, birth control, divorce

by Father Alexey Young

Orthodox veneration of the Mother of God

by Saint John (Maximovich) of Shanghai and San Francisco

The Orthodox view of evolution

by Father Seraphim Rose

The poor are our gateway to the kingdom

by Metropolitan Saba (Esber)

Rapture theology's ominous origins

by Father John A. Peck

Rock music from a Christian point of view

by Bishop Alexander (Mileant)

Sex isn't sin when practiced within a sacred context

by Father Barnabas Powell

Shifts in paradigms: An Orthodox psychiatrist on homosexuality

by Nun Cornelia (Rees)

Should the Church Slavonic texts be revised?

by Nun Cornelia (Rees)

Soul-Killing State of Mind: The Irreconcilability of Far Eastern Spiritual Practices and the Orthodox Faith

by Amelia Bacic-Tulevski

Take heed that no man deceive you

by Father Vladimir Berzonsky

"Unproductive burdens" still have a right to live

by David van Gend

What causes coldness in prayer?

by Deacon Charles Joiner

What is family happiness?

by Father Gleb Grozovsky

Women in the Orthodox Church: Brief comments from a spiritual perspective

by Archimandrite (now Archbishop) Chrysostomos