March 24, 2023 Does the Expression “Eye for an Eye” Call for Vengeance? The expression “an eye for an eye” comes from the Old Testament and expresses a legal rule aimed at limiting retaliation and replacing it…
March 17, 2023 The Concept of the Heavenly Liturgy in Scripture, the Apocrypha and Ancient Frescoes After years of regularly attending Divine Liturgy and having experienced the Communion of the Blessed Sacrament many times, many of us are well familiar…
March 9, 2023 Do What You Must… Every person lives by the work of his hands. Every person fulfils his own duty. How can one avoid grumbling when things are hard?…
March 6, 2023 On Iconographers and Icons with Sister Anastasia Icons are indispensable objects in the Orthodox Church, and through them, we return to the first image and converse with the Lord, the Theotokos…
March 3, 2023 Top 40 Easter Gifts for Your Family and Loved Ones Easter is the central and most ancient Christian feast. It has been a crucial event in the life of the Christian Church ever since…
March 1, 2023 The Athonite Schemamonk Ilya Spending the Final Years of His Ascetic Life in a Godless Country The Venerable Ilya of Makeyevka lived a life of imitating Christ, for which the Lord rewarded him with rich spiritual gifts. Little is known…
February 24, 2023 “The Doctor Said that I Had Fibroids… and that I Was Pregnant.” Story of a Woman Facing a Terrifying Choice Sometimes occasional conversations prove to be full of meaning. One day, looking for a home for a stray dog, I messaged a group for…
February 22, 2023 Why Our Catalogue Is More Than Just an Online Store Selling Church Supplies You have reached this page, so maybe you have donated to the Catalogue of St. Elizabeth Convent, or you are interested in church items…
February 15, 2023 Church Under Soviet Totalitarianism: Suppression, Resistance and Compliance The Soviet Union was a state seeking to destroy religion and create a completely secular society. However, the relationship between the state and the…
February 9, 2023 Four Goals for a Seriously Ill Person. What Is the Meaning of Suffering? The author of these lines, Dutch by origin, was born in Indonesia. She moved to London when she was young. She converted to Orthodoxy…
