The Saint Euphrosynos Cafe

Other things to consider: Cultural incompatibility: if you're a convert in an ethnic parish, there may be cultural or linguistic barriers, even if you share the same faith. When I joined True Orthodoxy, I was told I would probably never get married since I wasn't ethnically Greek. Lack of matchmake...

Handmaiden, I got a little off track there, but I do want to ask you about the "Unequally yoked" slogan. I heard a Nazarene, if that's what a member of their group is called, endlessly talk about that regarding a guy with whom she ended up eventually marrying - in a lukewarm back terrace ...

No one wants to hear this but I believe the solution is : if someone in one of our parishes cannot find a True Orthodox, or let's say, to be reasonable, a conservative World Orthodox spouse who seems open to considering the merits of True Orthodoxy, think that perhaps God intends a monastic life fo...

Why do some single Orthodox date those who are Heterodox? Being an inquirer into Orthodoxy coming from conservative Protestantism, I don't understand this. Scripture states in 2 Corinthians 6:14 "Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers; for what fellowship hath righteousness with un...

Another question on this topic. It may seem elementary, but I am uncertain (as an inquirer). Are "homemade" icons acceptable if one financially can't afford to purchase a professionally mounted icon? For example, say I take an icon image from last year's calendar (Rublev's Holy Trinity) an...