July 15, 2026 St Elisabeth and Grand Duke Sergei: A Marriage of Faith and Service Before she founded the Martha and Mary Convent and gave her life as a martyr, St Elisabeth spent more than twenty years beside Grand…
March 24, 2026 St John of the Ladder and the Order of the Heart What the Fourth Sunday of Great Lent Reveals to Us On the fourth Sunday of Great Lent, the Orthodox Church commemorates Saint John of…
March 24, 2026 How to Unload a Lorry of Bricks Without Growing Weary A story about the strength of prayer This happened many years ago, when I was serving my obedience as a prosphora baker. It’s a…
February 24, 2026 The Triumph of Orthodoxy: From History to the Heart The first Sunday of Great Lent bears a striking and solemn name: the Sunday of the Triumph of Orthodoxy. It concludes the most intense…
February 24, 2026 The Trap of Perfection. St. Nectarios on Pride Disguised as Repentance We often mistake repentance for self-punishment. St Nectarios of Aegina shows why despair over our sins can be a sign not of humility, but…
January 27, 2026 A Chosen Vessel of the Mother of God: The Life of the Athonite Elder Hieromonk Hieronymus Today’s account is offered in memory of the Athonite elder, Hieromonk Hieronymus (Solomentsov), who reposed on 27 November 1885. The Venerable Hieronymus (Solomentsov) was…
January 13, 2026 What Connects the Nativity with the Two Robbers Crucified with Christ The Feast of the Nativity of Our Lord is among the most beloved and familiar moments of the Church year. Its images and words…
December 30, 2025 “Glory to God in the Highest” The Nativity Hymn and the Peace the World Cannot Give Every year at Christmas, the Church hears and sings one of the most joyful hymns of the Nativity: “Glory to God in the highest,…
December 16, 2025 The Great Earthquake of Constantinople (740) Why is this Event Remembered in the Church Calendar? On 8 November, the Orthodox Church keeps a rather unusual remembrance: the day of the Constantinople earthquake of 740, described in the Church calendar…
December 2, 2025 Our Faith is Light: Why We Light a Vigil Lamp before Icons In this short letter, Saint Nicholas of Serbia explains why we light a vigil lamp before icons. Each reason opens a window onto the mystery of Christ, the Light of the world, and our own calling to become children of light.
November 18, 2025 When the Empire Feared the Faithful: The Martyrdom of Saint Demetrius Saints are often imagined as ascetics in the desert or fiery preachers on street corners. They are rarely pictured as high-ranking Roman officials—yet such…
November 4, 2025 A Priest’s Ministry in the Shadow of Death: Three Testimonies of God’s Grace in the Oncology Ward An Account from Priest Alexander Goncharov, Rector of the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God ‘The Healer’ and the Hospital Church…
