December 31, 2019 5 Myths about Church Life 1. Communion of a large number of believers from the same chalice, kissing of the same Shrines contributed to the spread of epidemics. In…
December 31, 2019 “Happy Santa Claus Day”: a Story that Happened in New York City on Christmas Day This funny story happened to one of the most inspired preachers of the Russian Church Outside Russia, Archbishop Averkius (Taushev) who wrote a Handbook…
December 31, 2019 Blessed New Year Resolutions Why do so many people make New Year’s resolutions? Is it because we see something in our lives we want to improve? We all…
December 30, 2019 Patience: Key to Harmony in Family Life What are we to do when faced by an angry family member? Elder Paisios advises us to keep quiet and say the Jesus prayer….
December 30, 2019 Breakers of Fasts (Holy Prophet Daniel and the three holy youths Ananias, Azariah and Mishael) The current lovers of the world and its delights do not revolt…
December 29, 2019 15 Quotations of St. John of Tobolsk (Maximovich) 1. It is clear that devastating wars and other calamities do not take place without the will of God. However, it does not necessarily…
December 29, 2019 A Dinner Invitation: What’s Your Excuse? Today we celebrate the holy forefathers of our Lord Jesus Christ, the patriarchs and the prophets and the other holy men and women from…
December 28, 2019 Why Is “Servant of God” a Noble Title? “Servant of God” – this word combination, which the Orthodox use a lot, confuses many non-believers and generates a lot of criticism from the…
December 28, 2019 How Did Saints Communicate with Celebrities: Saint Ambrose and Dostoevsky The communication between famous people and saints is always very intense, fruitful, devoid of an empty exchange of courtesies and secular falsehood. Inside this…
December 27, 2019 Archimandrite Andrew (Konanos): If a Child Smokes, Parents Should Blame Themselves If a sinful man looks up to God and says, “My God, I have sinned before You, I have made such a sin. Punish…
December 26, 2019 The Point of Fast: Byzantine Historians about Saint Spyridon There are valuable testimonies of Socrates Scholasticus, Sozomen and Rufinus, Byzantine historians of the second half of the 4th – 5th centuries, of Saint…
December 25, 2019 An Icon of the Christian Family Everyone’s favorite time of the year is the period before Christmas‚ when the air is filled with joy‚ peace and expectation. We are blessed to live…
