The perfect beginning to a holy Lent.

It seems so simple, but is it really? The kingpin of all the commandments is here and it's application is vast.

We often think of the "big ten" as the major rules and law, but they are so much more. They reveal something to us that is important to see.

People commonly think of Orthodoxy as being exotic, but that is a terrible mistake, or worse, a pejorative condescension. Orthodox Christianity is ordinary—or it is meaningless?

Very often we take it for granted that repentance is simply a juridical action. We ask forgiveness and God grants it. But what does the really mean? Today, I talk about that.

Loving ourselves is more difficult than we realize. In fact we generally go to two different extremes instead of actually loving ourselves. Today, I describe those extremes and what it means to love ourselves.

St. Dmitri of Rostov wrote a beautiful prayer for the use in holy confession, but it is also a good aid in helping us examine our conscience. Today we will take a look at this prayer.

Some find the notion of Tradition frightening. The truth is we are required to follow Tradition if we are being truly Scriptural.

We all make moral comparisons between ourselves and others in varying degrees, but it's damaging to our souls and is the ruination of repentance. How do we avoid comparing our sins with others' sins?

We come to the season of pre-Lent and begin a short time of preparation for the Great Fast. Why do we have such a season?