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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…
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, 1:46 PM UTC
Posted by /u/Spicy-Nun-chucks
The ones you see going around to a lot of the podcasts or those who host their own youtube channel.
17 upvotes
Jul 21, 2026, 4:25 PM UTC
Posted by /u/MatterMindless5748
I dont like when people see my praying or crossing myself, I try to hide it but anytime someone sees... I get very uncomfortable, and especially when they react with praise. May god bless you all ☦️❤️
15 upvotes
Jul 21, 2026, 8:04 AM UTC
Posted by /u/Admirable_Science938
Im catechumen I’d like to know more prayers
13 upvotes
Jul 22, 2026, 2:46 AM UTC
Posted by /u/anti-fascist-fruit
I’m considering returning to the Orthodox Church. I was raised orthodox but left as a young adult (I had issues with the culture promoted at my parents parish especially for young men and felt the priest was too strict) My last attempt at staying before leaving the church was to…
10 upvotes
Jul 21, 2026, 6:20 PM UTC
Posted by /u/Almost_Ohm
- Adam 930 years - Seth 912 years - Enosh 905 years - Kenan 910 years - Jared 962 years - Methuselah 969 years (the oldest recorded) - Lamech (father of Noah) 777 years - Noah 950 years
9 upvotes
Jul 21, 2026, 4:02 PM UTC
Posted by /u/Klutzy-Violinist-544
My husband claims to be a Christian man but he follows stuff about so called "twin flames". He believes he has a connection with a coworker. He looks her up on social media all the time. Somehow he thinks that because he cannot keep her out of his mind it is a sign she and him a…
9 upvotes
Jul 21, 2026, 12:29 PM UTC
Posted by /u/EstablishmentDry2945
I've experienced a peculiar thing during prayer: an extremely bright light sometimes accompanied by a short loud sound. It happens sporadically and only at night. What is that?
8 upvotes
Jul 21, 2026, 8:23 PM UTC
Posted by /u/riat125
(sorry for my bad english) Im 16M, I was born in Russia and raised in a (sort of) secular household, but I don’t think that anyone with the western way of thinking can truly grasp the relationship my family has with the Orthodox Church and with religion in general. I’ve been stu…
8 upvotes
Jul 21, 2026, 7:00 PM UTC
Posted by /u/Cute_Internet1536
I am really interested in Russian Orthodoxy. I have seen people (of course) reccomend Dostoyevsky. I have read him, not Brothers Kromozov, which I know more than his other titles talk on religion/belief. However, I am more interested in more non-ficitonal text on it. I suppose t…
7 upvotes
Jul 21, 2026, 8:49 PM UTC
Posted by /u/EffectiveTime5554
In the nine presidential elections after 1988, from 1992 through 2024, the Democratic nominee received the most popular votes seven times, while the Republican nominee did so twice. In both cases, the Republican nominee had already served as president and had originally reached…
7 upvotes
Jul 21, 2026, 12:15 PM UTC
Posted by /u/OkCrazy5796
Hello all! As the title says, I need books that teach against protestantism and its errors and heresies from an Orthodox perspective. I am asking this both for myself, out of theological curiosity and desire to be able to defend my faith, but also for my spiritual father. My spi…
6 upvotes
Jul 21, 2026, 10:23 PM UTC
Posted by /u/Christ_is_King26
Hi, everyone! I posted in here a while back looking for advice on head covering. The comments on that post were so full of love. Thank you, again for that! My husband and I have been studying church history a lot lately. Protestantism no longer makes sense to me. I realized I co…
6 upvotes
Jul 21, 2026, 3:06 PM UTC
Posted by /u/Much_Secretary_382
Sitting for the bar exam in order to be admitted to become a practicing attorney next week (please pray for me a sinner), and was wondering if there are Orthodox patron saints of lawyers/attorneys/judges? I have heard of Saint Dionysios the Areopagite and Saint Catherine of Alex…
5 upvotes
Jul 21, 2026, 9:14 AM UTC
Posted by /u/CauliflowerUnable315
Hello, I'm relatively new to the understanding of intercession of the saints, however I feel somewhat of a connection to st seraphim of sarov and I was wondering if anyone knows how I would be able to learn more about him, prayers to him or in general how to grow closer to him,…
5 upvotes
Jul 21, 2026, 8:59 AM UTC
Posted by /u/danselixir
Hi! I'm a Catholic convert who also loves the Eastern side of Christianity and I ordered 4 Icons online about to arrive on the 8th of August. They're Icons of Jesus, Mary/Our Lady Of Seven Sorrows, Saint Benedict and Our Lady of Perpetual Help. How and where do I place these Ico…