218 upvotes
Aug 5, 2026, 1:09 PM UTC
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218 upvotes
Aug 5, 2026, 1:09 PM UTC
125 upvotes
Aug 5, 2026, 5:14 AM UTC
Posted by /u/FirefighterSingle817
I was a catechumen of Orthodox for about 3 years, I study Orthodox theology online. I readed Dostoyevsky in my junior high school,and in that time, I want to know about Orthodox and ready to be a Christian. But in my country, China mainland, there's no Orthodox church,the only c…
78 upvotes
Aug 5, 2026, 12:10 AM UTC
Posted by /u/USCitizen420
230pm-130am is going to be pretty rough but hopefully I'll adapt. I could use your prayers. My name is Jacob.
59 upvotes
Aug 4, 2026, 10:11 PM UTC
Posted by /u/Sufficient-Gain-226
I notice that as someone who votes 3rd party, a lot of people on the left will say, "Trump is a threat to democracy," or "you can't ignore his criminal conduct." And on the right it's "the left is destroying the country through its policies," or "Democrats are taking away freedo…
37 upvotes
Aug 5, 2026, 4:23 AM UTC
Posted by /u/Truebluejello
I've been wondering about something, and I'm genuinely curious if there's research on it. There's been a lot of discussion about rising male loneliness, fewer young people dating, and declining relationship formation. But one factor I rarely see mentioned is the Dobbs decision.…
33 upvotes
Aug 5, 2026, 5:13 PM UTC
31 upvotes
Aug 4, 2026, 7:12 PM UTC
Posted by /u/Ok-Equipment5874
I just want to ask you all to please pray for me. I am currently suffering greatly. Im dealing with a breakup and I love this woman dearly. I’m in so much pain. It’s hard to eat, workout, sleep, etc. Throughout the day I find myself breaking down in tears and feeling so isolated…
21 upvotes
Aug 4, 2026, 7:39 PM UTC
Posted by /u/Less_Doctor_5663
I just attended my first liturgy this past Sunday, and I noticed that most women tend to wear neutral or muted colors, nothing too bright. Is this a common practice for modesty in liturgy? I’d say most of my wardrobe rn is brighter colors lol and I don’t want to be disrespectful…
16 upvotes
Aug 5, 2026, 1:40 AM UTC
Posted by /u/hello_e_1986
So, I am a fellow agnostic here, I need an answer and it's, I am afraid that the true God will bring me to hell like one day when I die I might wake up to see a god, could be any god for that matter and he could look down at me and say I will go to hell. And I don't want that,…