As a guest and hopefully an inquirer into the Orthodox faith, you will probably have many questions. \u00a0The icons, the incense, the ancient hymns and prayers are all very different than what most western Christians have ever experienced. \u00a0It will be natural to want to study and learn all you can about the faith.<\/p>\n
We are pleased to provide you with these links and resources to aid in your quest. \u00a0However, we also ask you to consider this. \u00a0The need to research and and study is grounded in a western scholastic mindset. \u00a0The earliest Christians, by and large, couldn’t read and certainly didn’t have the internet as an aid. \u00a0How then did they develop such an intense longing for the faith that they withstood persecution and even death in the name of Christ? \u00a0Because the fullness of the faith is found in the Church and in its services! \u00a0Certainly read and study, but to truly understand Orthodoxy, attend the services, read the Lives of the Saints, and pray the ancient prayers.<\/p>\n
If you follow the path of living the faith, you will find all you need in the Church itself. \u00a0As St. Evagrius said in the 4th century, “If you are a theologian you truly pray.\u00a0 If you truly pray you are a theologian.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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