Articles related to "Eastern Orthodox"

The Eastern Orthodox religion's Easter (Pascha) church service can help parents teach kids about religion in a way that offers children great hope, love and joy.

Palm Sunday is a very important holiday for Greek and Russian-Orthodox Christians, being celebrated one week before Easter.

In itself the Byzantine Empire was longer lived in comparison with many other empires, lasting for over a thousand years.

January 6 is Epiphany in the Christian tradition, ending the Twelve Days of Christmas. For many Christians, it is one of the major celebrations in the religious year.

During Lent, fasting, prayer and almsgiving prepare the Christian worshipper for the sorrowful days of Holy Week, which ends in the joy of Easter.

What is Christianity? What or who is a Christian? What are the basic Christian beliefs? What is the difference between Catholics and non-Catholic Christians?

Many Christian churches reserve specials days right before or at the start of Lent for the repentance and forgiveness of one's tresspasses.

Think of New Year's resolutions as the opening act for a year of renewal. Resolutions are promises of what will be done; Lent is a time to resolve what will not be done.

The ancient, Orthodox Christian religion celebrates the Christmas holiday in a way that helps people cope with depression and experience the true joy of Christmas.

Is Catholicism the oldest of the Christian religions? Can the Roman Catholic Church, in fact, trace its origins to Jesus and Peter? Is Protestantism merely a spin-off?

Bulgarian Christmas traditions involve fasting, the singing of carols, special foods like kolak, as well as other practices historically a part of the holiday celebration

This is the first in a series of articles that reviews the book "Sex and Society in the World of the Orthodox Slavs, 900-1700" by Eve Levin.

Spirituality, religion, belief, ritual, and celebration in Southeastern Europe, including Bulgaria, has adapted to prevailing religions through this region's history.

Easter is one of the most important holidays on the Christian calendar, yet with it comes baskets and chocolate eggs. How did this come to be?

Sean Connery's James Bond visits the Hagia Sophia and the Orient Express in the spy film thriller From Russia With Love. And so can you.

On this darkest night of the year, let's discuss where Christmas originated.

"Sex and Society in the World of Orthodox Slavs" by Eve Levin describes Medieval Eastern Orthodox marriage law and practices.

Theories abound for the lack of European documentary evidence for the Supernova of 1054. But are any of them true?

There are some questions that people don't think to ask until they are walking up the steps to an unfamiliar door that will lead to an equally unfamiliar service.

The Sacrament of Confirmation fills the baptized soul with the life of the Holy Spirit.

Advent mixes joy and hope with trepidation and penitence as it prepares for Christmas as well as Christ's Second Coming at Judgment Day.

Some holidays occur on the same date each year, while others, like Easter and Mardi Gras, move around on the calendar. Find out When Mardi Gras will happen this year.

The themes in these four ancient prayers are timeless and can used today to bring peace into your life and to help you along on your spiritual journey.

The Apostolic Canons were a long considered a tradition of the church because they were dictate directly from the Twelve Apostles of Christ to the St. Clement of Rome.

The Caucasus Mountains is a geographic region where four countries form the bounday between Europe and Asia - Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia.

Romania and Moldova Christmas celebrations include St. Nicholas, carols, and . . . werewolves? Some surprising traditions arise from these countries' pagan pasts.

This traces the development and evolution of the modern calendar, from the system established by Julius Caesar in 46 B.C. to that of Pope Gregory XIII in 1482.

Purgatory directly impacted the lives of everyday people in medieval Europe, providing a rationalization for cosmology as well as grace through the sacraments.

Birthday, anniversary, special occasion? Discover what other noteworthy occasions also took place on this day in history, May 9th.

The title of 'Doctor of the Church' was given only rarely in pre-Reformation times, but became more frequent afterwards.

Medieval manuscripts are brought to life through high quality reproductions accompanied by fascinating and scholarly, yet easy to understand, essays.

Mount Sinai (Jebel Musa) on Egypt's Sinai Peninsula is believed by some traditionalists to be the site where Moses received the Ten Commandments from God.

Byzantium was the eastern half of the Roman Empire which had survived and carried on after the collapse of the western empire in 476 AD.

In Catholic teaching before the Reformation, formal heresy involved rebellion against God.

Alfred the Great was the king of Wessex at the end of the 9th Century.

Does suicide send a person to hell? Do people who commit suicide automatically suffer eternal damnation in hell as a result? What does the Bible say about suicide?

Since this site is focused on issues related to Protestant Christianity, what follows is a review of the religious-oriented claims made by the 2004 film King Arthur

Did the early church suppress alternative forms of Christianity? Were the Gnostic Gospels part of early Christianity? What do the Gnostic Gospels reveal about Jesus?

Christianity is the world's largest religion. What started Christianity? How did Christianity begin and how did it get to where it is today?

Liturgy in Catholicism literally translates into 'The Meaning of the Word.'

Although similar stories of today's Rapunzel first appeared in print in the 17th Century, the origin of Rapunzel may actually go back to the early days of Christianity.

The Petrovic-Njegos dynasty ruled Montenegro for centuries, but King Nikola I was the only member of this royal family to rule as king.

Infant baptism is controversial in Christian circles. What is the origin of infant baptism? Should churches baptize infants and young children? What does the Bible say?

Why do religious beliefs change? And to what extent is Christianity evolving? Did Jesus call for change in the church? Should the Christian church change its beliefs?