I received this question: What is the opinion of the church if a non-married girl got impregnated by a non-Christian man? Is not abortion the solution to that problem?

4- Why does the Orthodox Church

3- Why do Orthodox Christians use candles in worship?

Faith is the foundation for worship, or said another way, worship is the fruit of one’s faith. Just as every tree can be recognized by its fruit, Orthodox dogma can be recognized and understood through orthodox worship.

Quietly looking down, she went into the Temple. She was very embarrassed as she took out all the money she had – just two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents. Once she threw them into the big brass bowl, she went to a far corner in her poor old clothes, lifted her heart up to God and said, “Lord, this is all that I have! This is my whole life and I offer it to You. Please accept it and forgive me my sins.”

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One of the more dangerous extreme movements in our current times is the movement led by Atef Aziz. Atef Aziz started as dedicated servant in the church in Asyut, but when he started to exhibit his extreme views and practices, H.E. the late Metropolitan Mikhail sent him and his group away in 1985, so his group went to Cairo.

There are many saying of the Fathers in the “Paradise of the Fathers” which deal with the topic of spiritual discernment, the “middle path,” and obedience to a spiritual father.

The Orthodox way of life is always characterized by being balanced. Perhaps we know that the word “Orthodox” in the original Greek literally means “straight glory” implying “accurate worship,” so our Orthodoxy should not have any deviation to the right nor to the left.

In a glorification hymn for St. Mary, we say “Hail to you O vine… Whose fruitful branches blossom”. What does this mean? Is St. Mary the vine or is the vine the Lord Jesus Christ as mentioned in John 15?

“My soul is continually in Your hands, and I have not forgotten Your law” (Psalm 119:109).

In a previous article, we talked about our status in the world as lambs among wolves. We asserted that the lambs should never be scared no matter how ferocious the wolves are. They adhere to what the Lord Jesus Christ said: "do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear Him who, after He has killed, has power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, fear Him!” (Luke 12:4-5).