Orthodox Faith for beginners and converts http://quickigifts.com/converts 2008-07-25T08:30:52+01:00 http://quickigifts.com/converts http://quickigifts.com/converts/images/M_images/rss.png text/html 2008-03-20T14:11:15+01:00 http://quickigifts.com/converts http://quickigifts.com/converts/content/view/24/36/ Why do we bless water in our churches? What is the history behind this tradition? What do we use it... text/html 2007-12-18T15:00:02+01:00 http://quickigifts.com/converts http://quickigifts.com/converts/content/view/23/36/ Anyone who walks into an Orthodox church - especially someone who is not an Orthodox Christian or even a Christian... text/html 2007-11-27T22:34:21+01:00 http://quickigifts.com/converts http://quickigifts.com/converts/content/view/22/36/ A newcomer to an Orthodox Church might notice differences in priestly vestments. Among many styles of priestly vestments, these two... text/html 2007-10-11T20:08:13+01:00 http://quickigifts.com/converts http://quickigifts.com/converts/content/view/21/36/ Orthodox iconography includes symbolism to emphasize some important aspects of the depicted person or event that took place in biblical... text/html 2007-10-10T22:11:27+01:00 http://quickigifts.com/converts http://quickigifts.com/converts/content/view/20/36/ We have a choice almost in everything - from different varieties of food to different varieties of daily items. Also,... text/html 2007-09-30T17:23:10+01:00 http://quickigifts.com/converts http://quickigifts.com/converts/content/view/19/35/ When people ask me which Orthodox Church I belong to, I like to reply that there is only one Orthodox... text/html 2007-09-29T23:00:00+01:00 http://quickigifts.com/converts http://quickigifts.com/converts/content/view/18/35/ I am sure that many of the Orthodox beginners know that although Local (Autocephalous) Orthodox Churches are identical in faith,...