November 7, 2019 How Saint John Made a Church Out of a Garage Part 1 here. Part 3 here. In 1951, Vladyka John was sent to guide the flock of the ROCOR in Western Europe. The assistance…
November 7, 2019 On Satan’s Division Against Himself Luke 11:14-23 1 Thessalonians 2:9-14 One day the Lord “was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when…
November 7, 2019 How Long Should the Pre-Marriage Period Last? How long should the premarital period, the period of dating, last? Skilled priests say that it should last at least a year. Why? First…
November 6, 2019 Living Testimony Of Saint John Of Shanghai Part 2. Part 3. When in 1966 Vladyka John went to the Lord, one of the priests closest to him called him “a holy…
November 6, 2019 Joy of All Who Sorrow Icon of the Mother of God There is no escape from sorrow in our lives. You will have sorrow in the world, the Savior tells us, but be brave, for…
November 5, 2019 Children Are Their Parents’ Crystal Copies Everyone knows that we raise children, not with words, but with our actions. A child grows and forms in the image and likeness of…
November 5, 2019 Was James, the Brother of the Lord, Among the Twelve Apostles? Question: “I read recently that James, the “brother of the Lord,” was not one of the 12 Apostles. Are there not two James’…
November 5, 2019 Saint Silouan On Prayer We eat and drink every day, yet on the morrow our bodies need drink and food again. In like manner the recollection of God’s…
November 5, 2019 Icon of the Mother of God of Kaluga It was 1748. The serfdom in Russia had not been abolished yet, and the peasants were under the control of their masters. However, everyone…
November 4, 2019 Will We Have a Name When We Die? The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (16:19-31) Today we hear the story of the rich man and Lazarus. It is…
November 4, 2019 15 Quotations of Saint Nicodemus the Hagiorite 1. Those who believe it to be a virtue that they are exceedingly sad after committing sin do not understand that they do so…
November 3, 2019 Tomorrow You May Die is Never True There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: And there was a certain…
