July 19, 2019 Orthodox Priest’s Tips for New Deacons One of the many blessings I enjoy in my present assignment (St. Michael the Archangel Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Woonsocket, RI) is that I…
July 19, 2019 How to Find “The One” or What an Ideal Marriage Is Question: What Should I Do, if I Have Not yet Met that Special Someone? Answer: What do Orthodox Christians usually advise those who strongly…
July 19, 2019 “You’ll See a Miracle in Some Years”: Fr. Andrew Konanos about His Meeting with Elder Porphyry From Archimandrite Andrew’s (Konanos) memories. Once I happened to see Saint Porphyry. Without telling him anything about my marital status or my parents, I…
July 18, 2019 Events and Circumstances Surrounding the Arrest and Death of St. Elisabeth Seventy-two days — that’s how many days the life of Grand Duchess Elisabeth lasted after her arrest. On the third day of Easter, on…
July 18, 2019 Saint Elisabeth’s Last Words: “O Lord, Forgive Them, for They Know Not What They Do!” “O Lord, forgive them, for they know not what they do!” was the final prayer of Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna before the black abyss…
July 17, 2019 Little Ella (Elisabeth) in Some Letters and Memories of Her Mother “Dear Mother! I am sending you this frame, which I drew myself. Unfortunately, it is not really beautiful. I hope you feel better this…
July 17, 2019 Royal Martyr Children: Precious Jewels of Imperial Russia’s Crown The crown of Imperial Russia was one of the most resplendent in the world, shining with precious jewels and symbolizing a mighty nation that…
July 16, 2019 How to Raise Kind and Caring Children How do we teach empathy to our children? In a society of “me, me, me,” it seems like an uphill battle to instill such…
July 16, 2019 In Duo with a Swallow: Our Convent’s Choir on Their Tour across the UK “I serve in our Convent’s sisterhood and I have been singing in the sisters’ choir for about a year,” says Alexandra. – Both religious…
July 16, 2019 The Secret of the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God On July 9th (June 26th by the old calendar) the Church commemorates the Tikhvin icon of the Mother of God. This icon of the Holy Virgin,…
July 15, 2019 A Group of Pilgrims from France Is Visiting Our Convent The guests from the Catholic spiritual center Bethanie, who came to our Convent last week, are living in small community in a village near…
July 15, 2019 Partaking of Divine Glory through the Jesus Prayer This divine prayer, which consists of the invocation of the name of our Savior Jesus Christ, specifically “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have…
