May 31, 2018 60 1 “People Call Themselves Orthodox, but Do not See Their Close Ones’ Sufferings” The Church is the union, the formation in this world, which cannot be destroyed, which cannot be defeated by the gates of hell because…
May 31, 2018 155 0 Parable of the Day: Prayer before a Meal Elder Nicholas Gurianov said a long prayer before a meal, like he always did. There were several disdainful youngsters nearby who noticed that and…
May 31, 2018 210 0 A Modern Day Miracle of St. Nicholas at Sea I heard this story from Hieromonk Theophylact, a monk of the Pskov Caves Monastery, during the latter half of the 1980s. He was told…
May 30, 2018 129 0 Does the Name Somehow Influence the Character of a Person? Question: Can the name influence one’s character? I was always sure that the books about the meaning of names were something of the horoscope’s…
May 30, 2018 73 0 Parable of the Day: Regarding Unmarried Couples Living Together Someone asked a monk: – You keep talking about love and the family. What is the difference between a married couple and an…
May 30, 2018 155 1 On Love, Dating and Relationships I‘m thankful for many things in my life – my wife, my family, my friends, health, food, shelter, clothing, the freedom to worship freely…
May 29, 2018 271 0 A Short Life Story of New Martyr Vukasin of Klepci Our father among the saints, Vukašin Mandrapa of Klepci, was a Serbian Orthodox Christian from Herzegovina who was martyred by fascists during World War…
May 29, 2018 131 0 Iconographic Analysis: Surety of Sinners The Surety of Sinners (Споручница грешных) Icon of the Theotokos is a Russian image which was revealed as wonder-working during the middle of the…
May 29, 2018 41 0 Bringing Children to God through Prayer As Orthodox parents, our most basic task is to bring our children to a sense of the truth, of the real-ness, of God. This…