226 upvotes
Jul 21, 2026, 8:16 PM UTC
Posted by /u/Sufficient_Fuel5269
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226 upvotes
Jul 21, 2026, 8:16 PM UTC
Posted by /u/Sufficient_Fuel5269
110 upvotes
Jul 21, 2026, 10:09 PM UTC
90 upvotes
Jul 21, 2026, 8:24 PM UTC
Posted by /u/Liinasepp
My brother, 20 y/o, has decided to join an Eastern Orthodox monastery in Europe and will leave in few weeks before summer ends. The decision came out of nowhere (for me, at least), and a few weeks back he told me about his plans for the future. Since he is just 20 years old, I w…
68 upvotes
Jul 21, 2026, 2:28 PM UTC
24 upvotes
Jul 21, 2026, 5:18 PM UTC
Posted by /u/silouan
The first generations of Christians were not shy about testifying to what they believed and practiced, and exposing counterfeits and heresies. As an Orthodox Christian, I am naturally very interested in what the original Christians taught and did. So I have for some time been co…
18 upvotes
Jul 21, 2026, 6:52 PM UTC
Posted by /u/RENKZS_Pedrov
I recently saw a post of a couple at Burger King wearing black shirts with "Goyim" written in white. Is that something derogatory or anything like that? Because when I searched it, I saw that "Goyim" is the term for non-Jewish people. I really don't know if that's pejorative. As…