Explaining Orthodoxy

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

Fr. Joseph Gleason May 31, 2023 3,097 Comments

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

Fr. Zechariah Lynch May 30, 2023 5,056 Comments

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

Fr. Joseph Gleason May 28, 2023 4,301 Comments

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

RF Staff November 27, 2022 3,954 Comments

How Angels and Demons Participate in the Daily Life of Christians

Fr. Joseph Gleason November 21, 2022 3,135 Comments

Why Contraception Is a Terrible Sin According to Orthodox Christian Teaching

Fr. Joseph Gleason November 20, 2022 3,158 Comments

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

Prof. Alexei Osipov November 20, 2022 6,002 Comments

Infants Who Die Without Baptism - Official Russian Prayer Service

Fr. Joseph Gleason November 16, 2022 3,215 Comments

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

Fr. Joseph Gleason November 15, 2022 3,684 Comments

See For Yourself: Bodies of Many Russian Saints Never Decay

Michael Tare November 12, 2022 7,488 Comments

Why Orthodox Christianity Appeals to Men

Frederica Mathewes-Green November 11, 2022 6,796 Comments

Three Cultures God Destroyed Because of Homosexual Sex

Fr. Joseph Gleason November 3, 2022 7,559 Comments

Russian Saint Provides Practical Spiritual Tool to Fight Sinful Thoughts

September 28, 2022 474 Comments

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

September 27, 2022 1,448 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 639 Comments

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

September 21, 2022 219 Comments

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

September 20, 2022 1,028 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 987 Comments

US Convert to Orthodoxy's Good Video Explaining a Typical Sunday Morning Service in an Orthodox Church (Br. Augustine)

September 19, 2022 234 Comments

Orthodox Christianity Teaches That Monarchy Is the Best Form of Government - Here Is 1 of Many Reasons

Archpriest Geoffrey Korz September 17, 2022 369 Comments

If You Seek Publicity, Your Soul Is in Danger - Advice for TikTokers From a Russian Saint

St. Theophan the Recluse September 17, 2022 169 Comments

Feminism Has No Place in Orthodox Christianity: Women Must Wear Veils in Church

Archpriest Geoffrey Korz September 13, 2022 321 Comments

Assessment of Darwinism by the Holy Fathers

Fr. Constantine Bufeev September 10, 2022 1,809 Comments

Traditional Orthodox Bishop Explains How to Distinguish the True from the False Pastor

Taisia Lazarenko September 10, 2022 369 Comments

Orthodoxy Says 'Pride' Is the Most Common and Worst Sin, the Root of Other Sins - Here's a Good Explanation

Archpriest Andrey Chizhenko September 8, 2022 454 Comments

The Enemy Within: When Mercenaries Become Gatekeepers of the Church's Pen

Fr. Zechariah Lynch September 6, 2022 302 Comments

Refusal Help to Needy Road to Hell, Reminds Head of Russian Church

September 5, 2022 172 Comments

Preparing For the Divine Liturgy: It's Not Just About 'Showing Up''

by Fr. Bill Olnhausen September 3, 2022 796 Comments

Genuine Christian Friendship, Illustrated by the Life of Holy American Hermit

September 3, 2022 165 Comments

Why Don't These Bibles Match? - Psalm 14 According to the Apostle Paul

Fr. Joseph Gleason September 2, 2022 2,014 Comments

The Heresy of Theistic Evolution - An Abscess on the Body of the Church

Fr. Alexis Shlyapin September 1, 2022 2,244 Comments

Get Divine Wisdom: At Any Price

John Lee August 31, 2022 136 Comments

Do You Get 'Hangry' During Orthodox Fast? - Insights by Famous Orthodox Podcaster (Roosh V.)

August 30, 2022 112 Comments

Russian Warrior Saints' Armors Are Truly Holy Relics

Fr. Alexei Veretelnikov August 29, 2022 191 Comments

Why Russian Christians Use Incense in Church (Hint: It's in the Bible)

Fr. Joseph Gleason August 29, 2022 1,267 Comments

Sacred History Video Series: From Genesis to the Apostolic Church - Professor & Orthodox Deacon

Dn. Paul Siewers August 29, 2022 245 Comments

Fr. Seraphim Rose - The Holy Fathers: A Sure Guide to True Christianity

Fr. Seraphim Rose August 25, 2022 1,183 Comments

Americans, These Books Will Help You Understand Russian Orthodox Christianity - Level 1

Valeria Z. Nollan August 24, 2022 5,135 Comments

Rejecting Theistic Evolution - Why I Became a Young Earth Creationist

Seraphim Hamilton August 24, 2022 1,923 Comments

Famous Russian Saint Preaches on Demonic Deception: Lunatics Then & Now

St. John of Kronstadt August 22, 2022 432 Comments

This Fall: English-Language Orthodox Liturgical Music Symposium in Tennessee

August 22, 2022 173 Comments

An Orthodox Examination of My Foolish Psychedelic Experience (Roosh V.)

August 16, 2022 217 Comments

Russian Saint Reveals the Secrets of Orthodox Divine Liturgy, Now in English (Series)

St. Seraphim (Zvezdenski) August 15, 2022 378 Comments

Dialogue with Evil is Treason and Apostasy - Preserving Tradition against the Heresy of Ecumenism

Hieromonk Joshua August 14, 2022 270 Comments

The Sign of the Cross in Ancient Church

Reader John Malov August 13, 2022 1,169 Comments

True Christian Humility Is Not Cowardice, It Burns with Divine Zeal - Holy American Bishop

Archbishop Averky of Jordanville August 13, 2022 303 Comments

Pride of the Human Mind - Hidden Source of Every Heresy

Fr. Boris (Dolzhenko) August 13, 2022 240 Comments

If We Don't Do Good Works, We Will Perish

Archpriest Andrei Tkachev, Erich Makarov August 12, 2022 2,179 Comments

What to Make of Dreams as an Orthodox Christian?

August 12, 2022 181 Comments

The Baptism of Russia 1000 Years Ago Is a Major Summer Holiday - How Russians Celebrate It

August 11, 2022 140 Comments

22 Changes Roman Catholics Must Make to Repent, Become Orthodox, and Join the One True Church

Fr. Thomas Hopko August 9, 2022 9,369 Comments

Golden-Mouthed Christian Preacher Against the Sodomites: 'They Have Done an Insult to Nature Itself' (VIDEO)

St. John Chrysostom August 8, 2022 611 Comments

Orthodox Abbess Gives Straight Talk on Life: 5 Minutes That Can Awaken Your Soul to God (VIDEO, Transcript)

Mother Ilaria August 7, 2022 418 Comments

Rightly Discerning the Body of Christ - And Its Implications for Covid Vaccination

John Lee August 6, 2022 507 Comments

Arizona's Holy Elder's Warning of the Imminence of Death and the Darkness that Will Follow It If the Soul Is Not Prepared

Elder Ephraim of Philotheou and Arizona August 5, 2022 579 Comments

Saint's Wartime Story Proves the Unique Benefits of Christian Monks in Society

August 4, 2022 165 Comments

God Wrote the Old Testament — Here's How to Read It and Understand It

Seraphim Hamilton August 4, 2022 1,942 Comments

Can a 'Homosexual' or 'Trans' Be an Orthodox Christian? (VIDEO, Transcript)

August 4, 2022 236 Comments

Children of Impenitent Sinners Cannot Be Baptized - Famous Orthodox Priest Explains Why

Fr. Lawrence Farley August 3, 2022 312 Comments

74 Things Orthodox Christian Saints Have Never Said

August 2, 2022 348 Comments

Heresies, Paganism, and the Occult - Some of the Devil's 'Many Nets' to Deceive the Truth Seekers - 20th c. Russian Bishop

August 1, 2022 311 Comments

Divine Fear of Approaching the Sacred Mysteries of Christ

St. Sebastian (Dabovich) July 31, 2022 232 Comments

Orthodoxy Is a Heroic Faith: It Has Nothing to do with Humanism, Pacifism or Other Masonic 'Virtues'

July 31, 2022 722 Comments

AUDIO: St. Basil on the Six-Day Creation of the World (Hexaemeron)

St. Basil of Caesarea July 29, 2022 1,182 Comments

What Was Life Like at the First Ever Christian Monastery?

Reader John Malov July 29, 2022 142 Comments

Orthodox Christians Should Always Wear Modest Clothing - In or Out of Church

Abbot Tryphon (Parsons) July 28, 2022 613 Comments

What Do Gestures on Icons Mean?

Dmitry Marchenko July 27, 2022 215 Comments

How a 10th c. Viking Girl Completely Changed the History of the Present World

Dn. Paul Siewers July 25, 2022 743 Comments

The Cosmic Significance of the Tsar's Murder: From the Old to the New World Order

Fr. Zechariah Lynch July 25, 2022 593 Comments

Famous 19th c. Russian Saint Refutes Those Who Preach 'Love' Outside of Truth

Fr. Zechariah Lynch July 24, 2022 257 Comments

Patriarchy Preserves Christian Families, Feminism Destroys Them, Russian Orthodox Priest Explains Why

Archpriest Sergei Rybakov July 23, 2022 2,057 Comments

Situation Ethics Versus Biblical Morality

Abbot Tryphon (Parsons) July 23, 2022 153 Comments

Why The Orthodox Church Cannot Baptize Surrogate Children of Sodomites

Fr. Antoine Melki July 22, 2022 748 Comments

How to Study Scripture From an Orthodox Perspective

Archpriest John Whiteford July 21, 2022 1,488 Comments

Sci-Fi Fantasies Evince Yearning for a Return to Eden that Doesn't Involve God

Archpriest Oleg Trofimov July 21, 2022 144 Comments

America Has Been Exhausted by Heresy to the Point of Atheism, Must Be Introduced to True Christianity (VIDEO, Transcript)

July 20, 2022 313 Comments

Orthodoxy Is a Communal Faith: Social Media Cannot Fill the Gap in Individualistic Souls

Abbot Tryphon (Parsons) July 19, 2022 176 Comments

Why Do the Altars of Orthodox Churches Face the East?

Reader John Malov July 16, 2022 281 Comments

Living Our Orthodox Faith in a Non-Believing World - Reflections by Popular American Abbot

Fr. Abbot Tryphon July 15, 2022 121 Comments

Although This World Is Not Our Christian Home, It Is Our Duty to Christianize It

Dr. Amir Azarvan July 14, 2022 229 Comments