July 19, 2018 78 1 Who Was Grand Duchess Elisabeth and How She Appeared to Be a Saint? One of the brightest stars in the celestial array of Russia’s New Martyrs is holy Grand Duchess Elisabeth. A convert to Orthodoxy, she outshone…
July 19, 2018 114 0 Personal Story: The Confession of a Suicidal Man In my years of experience as a priest I had one very interesting story. Once my relative, who lives in a remote village, asked…
July 17, 2018 57 0 Drawing Spiritual Inspiration from the Russian North: A Pilgrimage of the Convent’s Workshop From June 17 to 23 the workshop of non-ferrous metals went on a pilgrimage trip to the Northern Russian region. The last and main…
July 17, 2018 454 0 Young Royal Martyrs: Who Were the Children of Tsar Nicholas II In 1917 Metropolitan Macarius of Moscow saw in a vision the Saviour speaking to Tsar Nicholas: “You see,” said the Lord, “two cups in…
July 16, 2018 61 0 Parable of the Day: Looking for the Lord A man decided to visit a hermit who lived not far from the monastery of Stseta. He was wandering across the desert for a…
July 16, 2018 785 0 What Christianity and Photography Have in Common Author’s note: This article contains some details about photography techniques. However‚ reading it until the end will prove highly beneficial. There is no secret…
July 16, 2018 64 0 “Nurture the Spirit of God within You” Together, we need help. We need strength to overcome all the barriers of sin, ignorance, indifference, despondency. We need strength to fight for the…
July 14, 2018 94 0 Is Tithing a New Testament Practice? Tithing was the practice of giving ten percent of one’s “increase” to God. By increase, this meant that whatever one’s labor managed to acquire,…
July 14, 2018 963 1 5 Curious Facts about the Vestments of Orthodox Clergy The church is not a kingdom of this world, it is a ship of salvation. And this is underlined from every side and every…
July 13, 2018 59 0 “Don’t Mix up What Is Most Important with What Is Secondary!” It is very important in our lives not to confuse the most important things with that which is secondary. Human life is very long,…