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What would you say is your reservation with the use of Iconography?

Why do some churches insist on using grape juice for communion when it was wine that was at the Last Supper?

Someone mentioned anyone can consecrate communion, but then I’ve heard some say it’s symbolic. If it’s fully symbolic, what does the consecration mean and what’s the necessity of it?

Today we commemorate the Triumph of the Icons in which Iconoclasm was defeated and the restoration of the Icons. I love the Synodikon of the 7th Ecumenical Council so I wanted to share it. Please don’t debate or be disrespectful. Synodikon of the 7th Ecumenical Council As the prophets...

Pick one theology and say why.

We pray during the Divine Liturgy that the Holy Spirit will descend and transform the Gifts.

What authority would the Early Church have?

At the wedding in Cana, he replied with a statement many may think is condescending. But he then listened to His Mother, what are your thoughts on that?

When Christ died, what natures were with Him? Some on here have said that He gave up being God to die.

About the history of the Christian faith and church, what would it be?

What power or might does he have? It’s mentioned in the song, “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen”.

https://youtu.be/kUdYeYy3NQA I find this video to be beautifully done as well as the music, and did tear up a bit because of how beautiful it is. It's from a Catholic source, but I can get behind what it says.

So I’ve heard the parallel of transubstantiation being aligned with alchemy?

Why do some churches do communion only once a month or even every six months or only once a year, as opposed to doing it every Sunday? Orthodox Churches do it every Sunday and during every Divine Liturgy to allow us to partake of the Body and Blood of the Lord.

One thing I’ve noticed in Evangelical churches is the lack of the mentioning of the Holy Spirit as much as the Father or the Son. This thought is brought on since a Bible someone I know criticized Eastern Orthodoxy for focusing more on the Holy Spirit than Jesus which doesn’t make sense because...

To be honest, I don’t like it one bit, and not only for the reason of the countless versions of it that people make that is their own.

At a group I attended the past week, I can't remember the exact words but I can recall where it talked about having to modernize the Gospel. I do believe it was in reference to how it's presented in the style of worship, but it makes me wonder why people need to do that, but they say it is to...

I remember hearing a Priest or a Bishop say that Hell was invented by the Clergy to scare people lol.

Some just say it's a Catholic thing, some might say it's a period of reverence, etc. Through the various services offered and the events commemorated on Sundays and more, it's a time for me to grow spiritually and to reflect, as well as to fast.

A video I found to be both beautiful and powerful. http://orthochristian.com/107119.html