March 24, 2023 Does the Expression “Eye for an Eye” Call for Vengeance? The expression “an eye for an eye” comes from the Old Testament and expresses a legal rule aimed at limiting retaliation and replacing it…
March 9, 2023 Do What You Must… Every person lives by the work of his hands. Every person fulfils his own duty. How can one avoid grumbling when things are hard?…
March 8, 2023 10 Quotes of Holy Passion-bearer Alexandra Feodorovna Today, when many are celebrating the so-called International Women’s Day, we want to offer you 10 inspiring quotes of a woman with a capital…
March 6, 2023 On Iconographers and Icons with Sister Anastasia Icons are indispensable objects in the Orthodox Church, and through them, we return to the first image and converse with the Lord, the Theotokos…
February 24, 2023 “The Doctor Said that I Had Fibroids… and that I Was Pregnant.” Story of a Woman Facing a Terrifying Choice Sometimes occasional conversations prove to be full of meaning. One day, looking for a home for a stray dog, I messaged a group for…
February 9, 2023 Four Goals for a Seriously Ill Person. What Is the Meaning of Suffering? The author of these lines, Dutch by origin, was born in Indonesia. She moved to London when she was young. She converted to Orthodoxy…
February 6, 2023 Time Travel 2003 Cincinnati, Ohio Almost 20 years ago, Tatiana Zhedik, one of our lay sisters, went to the USA for a summer job. As a…
January 27, 2023 Prayer in Our Own Words: What the Christian Shepherds Say Question: If a believer finds that prayer in his own words allows him to achieve greater humility and repentance than a prayer from the…
January 11, 2023 Was John the Baptist a Member of the Qumran Community? The similarities between what we know about John the Baptist and the activities of the Qumran community beg the question: Was there not a…
December 30, 2022 Genealogy of Christ: What Are the Mysteries Behind the List of 42 Names This list of more than forty names includes both righteous and sinners. What were these people famous for? Why would a modern Christian want…
