Guide To Baking Prosphora (Holy Bread)
In this guide, we teach you everything you need to know about preparing Prosphora, or holy bread, for an Eastern Orthodox Divine Liturgy.
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In this guide, we teach you everything you need to know about preparing Prosphora, or holy bread, for an Eastern Orthodox Divine Liturgy.
In this post, we explain fasting in the Orthodox Church, telling you how, when, and why we take part in this spiritual discipline.
Are Heaven and Hell truly physical places? Or is there a deeper spiritual dimension to the concept of salvation and damnation that Western Christianity ignores?
In this post, we explore the Orthodox Church’s teachings on angels and explain the role they play in heaven and on earth.
In the Orthodox Church, we celebrate the Feast of the Dormition (or falling asleep) of the Mother of God (Theotokos) and Ever-Virgin Mary.
In this post, we explain the Orthodox perspective on organ donation by exploring Scripture, the writings of the early Fathers, and contemporary theology.
Having young children in church can be exhausting. In this post, we provide some tips to engage and connect with your children in church.
Orthodox parents often find themselves at a loss for how to prepare their children for what they will encounter in public school. In this post, we share some helpful tips!
Many Orthodox Christians wonder if they can be cremated after their death. The Church firmly condemns cremation and its treatment of the body.
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