Every question, answered.

Years of questions from the comments, the parish, and the road. Each one links to the moment I answered it.

• What do I do when nobody believes in me?Manhood
• How do I stop dwelling on my past and move forward with God?Suffering
• Do Orthodox Christians worship Mary?Apologetics
• I'm struggling spiritually. What is the first thing I should check?Prayer
• Is it okay for a Christian to cut off a toxic person?Church Life
• Why does being around certain people wreck my prayer life?Prayer
• If I'm already saved, do I still have to face judgment?Apologetics
• Is it wrong to just want a comfortable, easy life?Suffering
• Why is my life not turning out the way I planned?Suffering
• What should a man build his whole life on?Manhood
• Why do I need something to switch my brain off at night?The Passions
• Is being saved just about getting into heaven?Apologetics
• Is becoming Orthodox really as hard as people say?Inquirers
• How do I stop being a passive man?Manhood
• What does real courage look like for a young man?Manhood
• Can I fast and pray as hard as a monk if I am a layman?Fasting
• Why doesn't finding my purpose make me feel fulfilled?The Passions
• When is the best time to pray if my day is already full?Prayer
• Why am I so burned out?Prayer
• Can I hold my own personal beliefs as an Orthodox Christian?Church Life
• Is sleeping with a lot of women actually something to be proud of?Manhood
• Why did Adam and Eve really fall?Apologetics
• What is actually wrong with manifesting and positive thinking?Culture
• Why doesn't God answer my prayers the way I want?Prayer
• Why did Jesus ride into Jerusalem on a donkey?Church Life
• If my life looks like a failure, am I failing as a Christian?Suffering
• What can one person do about how corrupt everything is?Culture
• How do I actually change the world?Culture
• Why is my ordinary Christian life under so much attack?Spiritual Warfare
• Shouldn't church be a peaceful place away from all my problems?Spiritual Warfare
• What is the actual point of fasting from food?Fasting
• Why can't I stop a sin even though I know it is wrong?The Passions
• What is the gospel really, beyond just believing facts about Jesus?Apologetics
• Do I really have to become meek and humble to be a Christian?The Passions
• If I'm a faithful Christian, why is my life so hard?Suffering
• How can I 'rejoice' when people lie about me and attack me?Suffering
• How do I convince my atheist family member to believe in God?Apologetics
• Does God get angry and disappointed with me when I keep messing up?Confession
• Why won't Orthodox Christians say that they are saved?Apologetics
• Will my kids keep the faith when they grow up?Fatherhood
• Why does my life feel like one trial after another?Suffering
• Why does it feel like God gave me the wrong life?Suffering
• Do I have to change my personality to become holy?Inquirers
• Is there anything I can say that will actually make someone change?Apologetics
• If I had more money, wouldn't I finally be generous with it?The Passions
• What do I do when I feel like I don't have enough faith?Suffering
• Should I be afraid of death?Suffering
• Why does God feel absent from my heart?The Passions
• Is it wrong to expect church to meet my needs?Church Life
• Why do I end up resentful and burned out from serving at church?The Passions
• What does demonic influence actually look like day to day?Spiritual Warfare
• Why can't I think my way out of my own head?Spiritual Warfare
• Why do I keep replaying the past and worrying about the future?Prayer
• How do I find peace in the middle of the storm?Prayer
• What do I do about anxious thoughts at night?Spiritual Warfare
• How do I get rid of a thought I can't shake?Confession
• Why do Orthodox Christians pray at set times morning and evening?Prayer
• How do I stop judging other people?The Passions
• Am I justified in being upset when somebody disrespects me?The Passions
• What do I do when the dark cloud comes down and I cannot shake it?Suffering
• Do Orthodox Christians worship icons?Apologetics
• Why does buying things never actually make me feel complete?Culture
• Should I have icons in my house, and what do I do with them?Prayer
• Does God send people to hell?Apologetics
• Why can't I stand to look at myself in the mirror anymore?The Passions
• I feel called to the priesthood. Is that enough?Church Life
• I love Orthodox theology. Should I become a priest?Church Life
• I want to help people. Should that lead me to the priesthood?Church Life
• Is marriage really worth all the work it takes?Marriage
• Why do the church services feel so long to me?Church Life
• Is social media really that bad for my soul?Culture
• How do I stay peaceful when I live in the middle of the world?Prayer
• How do I stop letting people push my buttons?The Passions
• Why do I have no peace even when I try to control everything?Suffering
• Is it a waste of time for a grown man to play video games or Warhammer?Manhood
• What should I actually be doing during Great Lent?Fasting
• How can I actually be useful at my parish?Church Life
• Is my desk job unmanly?Manhood
• Is it lame to post my cold plunge on Instagram?Manhood
• Is watching sports a waste of a man's time?Manhood
• Is it insecure to post shirtless photos to show off my physique?Manhood
• Does swearing make you more masculine?Manhood
• Should I have more kids when two is already this hard?Fatherhood
• Why do I feel mentally worse when I stop exercising?Fitness
• Why does physical work clear my head?Fitness
• Where should a young man put all his pent-up energy?Manhood
• Do I need motivation to work out, or something else?Fitness
• Why should a Christian man care about being physically strong?Manhood
• How do I set an example for my sons?Fatherhood
• Do Orthodox Christians have a duty to vote?Culture
• Why did everything get worse after I became a catechumen?Spiritual Warfare
• Why do Protestants seem more at peace than struggling Orthodox?Apologetics
• Is it a bad sign if my life is too peaceful?Spiritual Warfare
• Do my sins rub off on my children?Fatherhood
• Why does my thinking still feel stuck in high school?Manhood
• How do I stop reliving my past and dreading my future?Spiritual Warfare
• How do I deal with the fact that life is not fair?Manhood
• Why do I keep having imaginary arguments in my head?Spiritual Warfare
• How do I stop my thoughts from spiraling?Spiritual Warfare
• What do I do the moment I catch myself in a bad thought?Prayer
• Should Orthodox Christians push for monarchy to fix society?Culture
• Why do I always want more stuff?The Passions
• Why doesn't God give me the happy life he promised?Apologetics
• I'm overwhelmed by life — could it just be that I'm not sleeping enough?Fitness
• What can I say to get my husband to come to church?Apologetics
• How do I know if I'm too caught up in the world?The Passions
• Is the red pill right that women wrecked modern relationships?Manhood
• Why do women reject me when I treat them well?Manhood
• What's wrong with happy wife, happy life?Marriage
• Where am I supposed to get my sense of worth if not from a relationship?Marriage
• Is it crazy to get married young?Marriage
• Are the saints and angels coming down to us during the liturgy?Church Life
• What does 'do this in remembrance of me' actually mean?Church Life
• Have the gifts of the Holy Spirit ceased?Apologetics
• What actually makes someone a priest?Church Life
• How is the Orthodox priesthood different from the Old Testament priesthood?Church Life
• Is it the priest or Christ who is serving the liturgy?Church Life
• Why do Orthodox Christians kiss the priest's hand?Church Life
• Is the bread and wine really the body and blood of Christ?Apologetics
• How can I believe something about God that I can't understand?Inquirers
• Are we just remembering the Last Supper, or are we actually there?Church Life
• Why do Orthodox say 'Christ is risen' and not 'Christ was risen'?Church Life
• Is being on my phone all day actually doing something to my soul?Culture
• Why does God feel so far away when I pray?Prayer
• How do I get my kids to pray?Fatherhood
• What actually makes humans different from animals?Apologetics
• How do I stop choosing whatever feels good right now?Manhood
• Did Jesus promise me an abundant life of comfort and money?Suffering
• Why does the Christian life feel like nothing but struggle with nothing to show for it?Suffering
• Why does everyone think I'm crazy for having more kids and giving money away?Culture
• Is money itself spiritually dangerous?The Passions
• Why do Orthodox call their priest father when Jesus said call no man father?Apologetics
• How do I know if I'm saved?Apologetics
• Can you lose your salvation?Apologetics
• Does God send people to hell?Inquirers
• Why do Orthodox call Mary the Mother of God?Apologetics
• Why ask the saints to pray for me when I can pray to God directly?Apologetics
• What's the difference between venerating a saint and worshipping one?Apologetics
• Where does the Bible say I have to confess my sins to a priest?Confession
• Can I just read the Bible and interpret it for myself?Apologetics
• Why do Orthodox Christians fast so much?Fasting
• How serious a sin is watching porn?The Passions
• How do I raise my kids in the faith?Fatherhood
• Do 12-step programs actually work, or do I need the church?The Passions
• Do I have to be re-baptized to become Orthodox?Inquirers
• Will people judge me if I walk into an Orthodox church for the first time?Inquirers
• What should I wear to an Orthodox church?Church Life
• Can I become Orthodox if I still have doubts?Inquirers
• What if I'm not ready to confess everything from my past?Confession
• Why are Orthodox services so long?Church Life
• Do Orthodox Christians think they're better than other Christians?Church Life
• Why do men have nobody to talk to?Manhood
• What is brotherhood actually supposed to be?Manhood
• Why does my life feel shallow even though I have everything I wanted?Manhood
• Why is there no real brotherhood in Protestant churches?Apologetics
• Why do men need structure and hierarchy in a church?Church Life
• I have no real friends. Where do I find brotherhood?Manhood
• Why is society falling apart?Culture
• What does it mean that the violent take the kingdom of heaven by force?Manhood
• Why do I keep blaming my wife for what is wrong in my marriage?Marriage
• Is doing hard physical things what makes a man tough?Manhood
• How do I know if I actually have the Holy Spirit?The Passions
• What does real masculinity look like day to day?Manhood
• Is it normal to think you married the wrong person?Marriage
• Why do the very things I loved about my spouse now drive me crazy?Marriage
• Will my husband change after we get married?Marriage
• What do we do when my spouse and I want completely different things for our family?Marriage
• How do I get my husband or wife to change?Marriage
• If I married the wrong person, can the marriage still become a good one?Marriage
• Why can't I change my personality so that people like me more?Manhood
• Should I tone myself down so I fit in better?Manhood
• Whose opinion of me should I actually care about?Manhood
• How do I stop needing everyone to like me?The Passions
• Why is my life so bumpy when I'm trying to do the right thing?Suffering
• Can I trust my own heart when I make a big decision?The Passions
• Why does the Orthodox Church baptize babies?Apologetics
• Should I take my restless kids out of the liturgy, or is there a better way?Fatherhood
• What is the point of prostrations? Why does what I do with my body matter?Prayer
• When am I supposed to do prostrations, and when am I not?Church Life
• Can I give an icon to someone who isn't Orthodox?Church Life
• Is it wrong to ask where God came from and why he made us?Inquirers
• What should I look for in a local Orthodox church?Inquirers
• As a former Protestant, how did you get comfortable crossing yourself and kissing icons?Inquirers
• I can't control my anger, even with the people I love. Where do I start?The Passions
• Is it vain to work out just to look good for my spouse?Fitness
• What was the hardest part of leaving Protestantism?Inquirers
• What does it actually mean to believe in God?Inquirers
• How should an Orthodox Christian view philosophy and scholasticism?Apologetics
• What are the four Orthodox fasting seasons, and why is one harder than another?Fasting
• How strict is Great Lent really, and how do I know what I'm supposed to do?Fasting
• I'm new and I don't know how to pray. Where do I start?Prayer
• Is it okay for a Christian to fight back?Manhood
• I believe in Christ but I don't really know him. Should I study more or find a church?Inquirers
• Does the embarrassment of confessing actually help you stop sinning?Confession
• Why can't I bring myself to pray right after I sin?The Passions
• How am I supposed to love people who do horrific evil?The Passions
• Do I have to keep the fast when my non-Orthodox family cooks meat for me?Fasting
• Why do Protestant churches preach against works and against religion?Apologetics
• What does the Jesus Prayer actually mean, and how do I use it?Prayer
• Is it okay for an Orthodox Christian to join the military?Culture
• Why can't I stop condemning myself even after I repent?Confession
• Are angels really present at the liturgy, and can I trust it when I feel them?Spiritual Warfare
• What does an Orthodox worship service actually look like?Inquirers
• What should I actually eat at a family meal that falls during a fast?Fasting
• How do I set goals that actually happen?Manhood
• What do I do when I do not feel motivated?Manhood
• Do I need to take real rest, or should I be grinding every day?Fitness
• How do I know whether I am actually making progress?Manhood
• Is it okay to tell God I don't actually want to give up a sin?Prayer
• Does God love the real me, or the version of me I show him?Inquirers
• Why can't I look like the people I see in the media?Culture
• What does martyrdom mean for Christians who aren't being killed?Suffering
• What does it mean that we are made in God's image and likeness?Culture
• Does growing up mean I have to stop enjoying life?Manhood
• Is it a mistake to get married young?Marriage
• Isn't having a family too stressful to take on right now?Fatherhood
• Why does God let hard things happen to me?Suffering
• Do my sins affect anybody but me?Confession
• Does God really not give you more than you can handle?Suffering
• Didn't Jesus die on the cross so that I don't have to suffer?Apologetics
• How sure should I be before making a lifelong commitment like marriage?Marriage
• Do we project our parents onto God?Inquirers
• What is a holy fool in the Orthodox Church?Church Life
• Why does the world think having a lot of kids is crazy?Fatherhood
• Is it normal for a married man to have a private fantasy life?Marriage
• Why does living as a Christian feel so out of step with everyone else?Culture
• What does Father Moses eat in a day?Fitness
• Why does buying the thing I wanted never make me feel better?The Passions
• Do I really have to tithe ten percent when money is already tight?Church Life
• Why do I lie awake at night worrying about money?Spiritual Warfare
• Why do people say the faces of saints glow?Inquirers
• Why has my life gotten harder since I came to the Church?Suffering
• Does it really matter if I skip church for a few weeks?Spiritual Warfare
• Why does nobody at my church seem to care about me?Church Life
• What actually separates a saint from someone like me?Church Life
• Is it a bad sign that I'm not being tempted anymore?Spiritual Warfare
• Why does the spiritual life need structure instead of just doing what feels right?Church Life
• Why is thinking of myself as a victim so destructive?Culture
• Why does the news make me so afraid all the time?Culture
• Why do I feel like my situation is hopeless?Spiritual Warfare
• Why does modern life feel so meaningless?Culture
• I keep failing at the same things. Is there any hope for me?Suffering
• Why do I always think the next thing will finally make me happy?Manhood
• Will getting married and having kids finally make me happy?Marriage
• How do I actually upgrade my life?Prayer
• Why are rich people with perfect weddings still unhappy?Culture
• Why did some people love Christ on sight and others hate him?Apologetics
• Is my perfectionism actually keeping me from God?Confession
• Did Jesus exist before he was born?Apologetics
• Why do people who have everything still end up with nothing?Culture