May 24, 2018 427 0 An In Depth Look at the Icon for the Feast of Pentecost The Icon for the feast of Pentecost is also called the Descent of the Holy Spirit, as it is a depiction of the event…
May 23, 2018 220 0 Fr. Stephen Freeman: “The Christian Community that We All Need” I once read that the Russian instinct, when under pressure, was to gather with other people, while the American instinct was to flee. Thus,…
May 23, 2018 56 0 Children, Parents and Teachers of the “Iсhvis” School Gave a Concert Devoted to Victory Day “I want that there won’t be another…” was the slogan of the concert that took place on the eve of the Victory Day (i.e….
May 23, 2018 11 0 The Sunday School of St. Elisabeth Convent Organizes a Trip to Polotsk for the Residents of the Psycho-Neurological Boarding Home The residents of the Psycho-Neurological Boarding Home No. 3 have prayed near the relics of St. Euphrosyne of Polotsk. A pilgrimage to Polotsk…
May 23, 2018 220 0 The Importance of Having Meals Together as a Family The table is where the family gathers. Everyone’s there, sharing the day’s news, relaxing and exchanging views and experiences, all in connection with the…
May 23, 2018 162 0 Parable of the Day: Christ Often Comes and Knocks at Your Door Elder Amphilochius (Makris) was the rector of St John the Theologian Monastery at the Island of Patmos. He founded several monasteries, children’s shelters, and…
May 22, 2018 74 0 It is “Our” God, Not “Mine”: How the Spiritual Life of Spouses Affects Them By Fr. Sergius Nezhbort People have a hard time trying to let others into their hearts. More often than not, God becomes “my…
May 22, 2018 118 0 What is known about the modern miracles and help from St. Nicholas in our day? His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry speaks on the most important miracle in every man’s life, and the speedy aid and miracles of St. Nicholas by…
May 22, 2018 143 0 A Whole New Kind of Asceticism in Fatherhood At three in the morning, our house is quiet and dark. The distractions of the day all fade into silence, no to-do lists, no…
May 21, 2018 59 0 Should Parents Show Their Emotions, or Suppress Them in Favor of Good Parenting? There is a lot of literature out there today that seems to lean towards parents needing to override their own emotions and “not get…