Fr Dr. Andria Saria Great Lent is Fasting with a capital “F.” It is so important that when people used to say “the Fast,” they automatically meant Great Lent. If they meant another fast, they had to explain which one. Even the church services are different during Great Lent. The whole atmosphere changes. For example, during the Fast of Saints Peter and Paul, the services are almost the same as usual. The same is mostly true for the Dormition Fast and the Nativity Fast. During

photo by Valentin Balan In the history of Christian literature, one of the main terms that we must examine in order to continue our discussion is the meaning of dogma and doxa. Earlier we spoke about dogma and economia. The word dogma has often been misunderstood because it has received many different interpretations. This is especially true among people who think that the Orthodox Church is simply a system made up of rigid dogmas and rules. Such a misunderstanding has also b

Fr. Dr. Andria Saria Today’s meeting is dedicated to a very painful topic and question that we often hear, and about which we almost never have a sufficient or convincing answer. Why is it that we are told that Christians have one God and one Bible, yet we have so many differences and divisions among us? A person who does not seriously study Christian history and its modern life may list five or six different Christian denominations that he knows. For those who know more, the