Q: Why is there no uniform, standardized series of service texts mandated for use throughout the whole OCA? A: This is largely a function...

A note on context: This article was originally published the week following our annual archepiscopal visit, when our hierarch served as a...

Colloquially, some Orthodox use the term "Triodion" to refer to Great Lent and its three preparatory weeks; choir directors, in...

The Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts is a uniquely Lenten form of the Divine Liturgy that is actually not a Liturgy at all, as...

Why don't all Orthodox choirs use Byzantine chant, which is the original chant of the Church? This is a vast topic more appropriate for a...