September 11, 2018 3592 4 The “Black” Orthodoxy: St. Moses the Black and Other Black Saints in Orthodox History On September 10, the Orthodox Church commemorated a unique saint – St. Moses the Black. Although the saint was from Ethiopia, which is located…
September 11, 2018 71 0 Parable of the Day: A Painting Without Author An atheist came to an elder and started telling him that he didn’t believe in God. He just couldn’t buy the idea of a…
September 11, 2018 87 0 We Aren’t Outcasts: We Were Chosen by Illness Their lives were literally divided into the “before” and the “after”. They used to work, make friends, dream, love, and believe… until a mental…
September 10, 2018 173 0 Parable of the Day: The Young Man Who Defeated Death There was a courageous young man who was yearning to find something that couldn’t be found on Earth but at the same time something…
September 10, 2018 66 0 Why Are Some Children Born Ill? Question: Dear Father Andrew, your blessing. I am a mother of two. My younger son is 7 and he is autistic. I have a…
September 10, 2018 282 0 Exorcism: a Story from an Eyewitness No Orthodox Christian in Russia doubts the existence of Demons, and that they wage brutal war against people. Neither do they doubt that Christ…
September 9, 2018 310 1 How Can Converts Accept Orthodox “Culture”? Question: How can someone best assimilate into the ‘culture’ of Orthodoxy even picking up other national customs without losing their own nationality (being of…
September 8, 2018 251 0 Miraculous Images: the Myrrh-Gushing Icons of the Royal Martyrs There are plenty of testimonies concerning miracles and graceful help through prayers to the Holy Royal Martyrs. By the time the Romanovs Family was…
September 8, 2018 395 0 Anaphora: the Meaning of the Central Prayer of the Liturgy Next in this commentary series we examine the Anaphora, which is a Greek word meaning “offering” (the verb form is used in Leviticus 17:5,…
September 7, 2018 47 0 Priests Answer: Why Is Charity an Inseparable Part of Spiritual Life? It is not a secret that St. Elisabeth Convent is running various charitable project to support people in need. The Catalog of Good Deeds…