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What is a prayer rope, how are they used and how are they made?

The table below aims to given an outline of some of the key issues in Christian belief and how the three traditions view these issues. We have tried to state what might be called the 'representative' view of each tradition, though there are...

by Ancient Faith Press Consider • On the one hand, it is the oldest Church in Christendom. On the other hand, it’s new to most people in North America. • It is the second largest body in Christendom with 225 million...

The institution of sponsors (god-parents), who serve as witnesses and guarantors for the faith of the person being baptized and are obligated to edify him in the rules of Christian life, has existed since the first century of the Christian era....

What Does Orthodox Mean? The word “orthodox” essentially means conventional and when it is tied to religion, we see that the Orthodox Christians hold to conventional Christian beliefs.  The Orthodox religious...

How To Sep Up a Home Prayer Corner Parishioners often ask how one should set up a home chapel/prayer corner. We offer for your consideration the article by Serge Alexeev, and hope that in it our readers will find answers to the questions most...

CLIFFTOP MONASTERIES OF METEORA, GREECE Caves and Fissures used by 9th Century Hermits In the northwest corner of Thessaly, the wide bed of the Pinios River emerges from the mighty canyons of the Eastern...