The Orthodox Way

In this post on the fourth day of the Fast of the Virgin I would like to turn away from the Proto-Evangelium of St James for a moment, though we…

On this third day of the Fast of the Virgin we read in the Proto-Evangelium of St James, a very early Christian writing… And when the child was three years…

On this second day of the Fast of the Virgin we can turn again with value to the Proto-evangelium of St James. It teaches us that Righteous Anna, the mother…

The early Christian writing, the Proto-Evangelium of St James tells us that the parents of St Mary, the Righteous Joachim and Anna, were grieved in their hearts because they had…

In this 6th post considering the issue of Orthodox women receiving communion I would like to reflect on the teaching of Scripture and the Fathers about ritual purity. Sometimes other…

In this 5th post about the issue of Orthodox women receiving communion during their monthly period we will turn to other Patristic sources which directly address the question. The fact…

In this fourth post considering the issue of Orthodox women receiving communion during their monthly period we will begin to draw on other Patristic material to widen the scope of…

This is the third in a series of posts dealing with the issue of Orthodox women receiving communion during the time of their monthly period. We have just read the…

This is the second part of a series of blog posts on this issue of women and the reception of communion during their monthly period. I have spoken about my…

This first topic is one which is often the subject of the questions I receive from Orthodox women. Should Orthodox women be able to receive communion during their monthly period.…