Orthodox Practices

On this page you will find explanations on whys and hows of the Orthodox Church. In the Orthodox Church, everything exists for a specific reason or is done for a specific purpose. Many Orthodox themselves are not even aware of many of these reasons or their historical backgrounds. We hope you will find these pages below helpful.

Orthodox Art and Architecture

Bible Study

Blessing of Water

Faith-Father Alexander Schmemann

True Nature of Fasting Bishop Kallistos Ware

Funeral Service-Service for the Departed

The Sacrament of Holy Matrimony

Orthodox Vestments

Autocephalous Church

The Church

Iconostasis

The Icon- Window on the Kingdom

The Symbolism of the Church

Words of the Holy Fathers

The Sacraments

Evangelism

Be The Church

Missions

What is a Mission

Encounter

Julian Calendar

Orthodox Easter (Pascha )

Holiness In The Tradition Of The Orthodox Church

God And Humanity

The American Church

The Bishop and the Church

Responsibility

Liturgy