Twelve questions chosen at random. A new selection appears at each visit.
Q008A measure of faith is indispensable because Orthodox catechetical instruction concerns the invisible and incomprehensible God, and “the Wisdom of God hidden in a Mystery” (1Co 2:7; see Q252). Many parts of this teaching…
Read the answer →Q361Holy Matrimony
Divorce is the formal and permanent termination of the bond of Holy Matrimony, a grave event never meant to happen, for “what God has joined together, let no one tear apart” (Mat 19:6). Therefore,…
Read the answer →Q484On the Unity between Faith and Love
Love that does not issue in acts of mercy, when opportunity arises, is not real: true love naturally shows itself in good works, as the Lord teaches: “Whoever has my commandments and keeps them,…
Read the answer →Q076The First Article: God
To believe in God is to have a living conviction of his existence, his attributes, and his works, and to receive with the whole heart his revealed word concerning the salvation of mankind. The…
Read the answer →Q485The Law of God and the Commandments
Moses spoke thus to God’s people: “Behold, I have set before you this day life and good, death and evil… I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse: therefore, choose life,…
Read the answer →Q445The Second Beatitude
The Lord teaches hope and victory over death, promising that those who mourn shall be comforted, as the Prophet Isaiah announced: “He will swallow up death forever, and the Lord GOD will wipe away…
Read the answer →Q532On the Third Commandment
The Name of the thrice-holy God is most holy and must not be profaned. As God speaks through the Prophet Ezekiel: Wherever they came, they profaned my holy name… But I had concern for…
Read the answer →Q486The Law of God and the Commandments
The Apostle Paul describes conscience when speaking of pagans who never received the Law of Moses: When Gentiles, who do not possess the law, do instinctively what the law requires… they show that what…
Read the answer →Q203The Fourth Article: The Crucifixion
In addition to naming the crucifixion, the central act of the Lord’s work of salvation, the Creed insists that the Lord of Glory truly suffered, that his passion was not a mere semblance of…
Read the answer →Q566On the Fifth Commandment
Those who in the place of parents care for our education, teachers and masters of instruction; those who preserve us from disorder in society, the civil magistrates; those who protect us from wrong by…
Read the answer →Q545On the Fourth Commandment
On Wednesday, in memory of the betrayal of our Lord Jesus Christ to suffering; and on Friday, in memory of his actual suffering and death. This weekly discipline is apostolic, being already enjoined in…
Read the answer →Q231The Seventh Article: The Second Coming
The true nature of everyone shall be laid open before all: not only every deed, but every word spoken, and even every secret wish and thought: “Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the…
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