On the first and third Mondays of each month, I will answer readers’ questions about Eastern Orthodoxy. If you have questions, please leave them in the comments, email them to me, or tweet them to me. Today’s question is Why do Orthodox Christians revere Mary so much? I remember when I first visited Ruamrudee International …
Series: Ask About Orthodoxy Series

Ask About Orthodoxy: Can You Explain Relics?
On the first and third Mondays of each month, I will answer readers’ questions about Eastern Orthodoxy. If you have questions, please leave them in the comments, email them to me, or tweet them to me. Today’s question is Can you explain relics? {Forgive me for skipping the AAO post on the first Monday of June; …

Ask About Orthodoxy: Why Do Orthodox Christians Fast?
You may have noticed I haven’t been running the Ask About Orthodoxy series lately. I felt like Orthodoxy was taking over my blog, and I needed to step back for a bit and reflect. I definitely want to address Orthodoxy here, but I also want to write about other topics. So I will continue to …

Ask About Orthodoxy: What Are Feasts?
On the first Monday of the month, I answer readers’ questions about Eastern Orthodoxy. Feel free to leave your questions in the comments, email them to me, or tweet them to me! In my last AAO post, I talked about Orthodox fasting, but today I want to address Orthodox feasting. I did not grow up …