Tag: ask an orthodox christian

Why should diversity of beliefs separate or discourage any meaningful relationship with one another?

When the Roman Catholic Church canonized Joan of Arc, it presented her life to her faithful as an example to follow.  This spiritual path, however, often differs from the Eastern Orthodox path and those of Orthodox saints. 

Nicholas Damascus compares the Eastern Orthodox Church to newer Christian denominations.

Repentance is not just a feeling of mere remorse of being sorry for a wrong done.

To come into the Orthodox faith, it's not about numbers or just joining an organization at best.

Clergy attire is part of this "foreshadow" of Heaven and the spiritual edification of the Church.

What does the Orthodox Church believe? How are we different than any other tens of thousands of Christian expressions of faith?