Eastern Orthodox Christianity 2.0

The same person offered this reflection on Orthodox church (temple) architecture (curly brackets by me):
Everything about the church is designed to make us think of God. The churches (unless purchased from another church) are built in the shape of a cross. You walk in where the base of the cross would be. The entrance to [...]

I found this quote about Orthodoxy’s ‘long, ornate’ prayers at a source I don’t wish to identify for moral reasons.  But I think it says something profound:
Orthodox prayers go in the same format that the Lord’s Prayer goes– first glorifying God, establishing from the person praying their humility, their desire for His will, etc. I have seen [...]

The main thing I came away with from George Gapen’s article is that the (Orthodox) Church is a real thing, it’s not a philosophical association like all the other religious / philosophical associations and societies out there. It’s the Body of Christ, and as he (Gapen) said, it can’t be re-concocted out of “ingredients.” To [...]

Yesterday was the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, the Apostles. The Gospel reading for Divine Liturgy was Peter’s confession at Caesarea Philippi, Matthew 16:13-19 (here, from the NAB).
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When Jesus went into the region of Caesarea Philippi he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”
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They replied, “Some say [...]