March 1, 2019 What Is Wrong with the Modern Depiction of Hell? Question: It seems to me that the images of Heaven and hell depicted in books we read and films we view are extremely primitive….
February 28, 2019 A Priest’s Story about How Parents Make Their Children Turn from Church Personally, telling people something that they do not want to hear is the hardest thing to do in the ministry. Especially when a person…
February 28, 2019 Saint Raphael: the Holy Shepherd of Brooklyn Sometimes there seems to be a saint who doesn’t really stand out, believe it or not. They are laborers in God’s vineyard, and their…
February 27, 2019 On Prayerful Commemoration of the Dead Our dead are like desperate rafters in a raging river. Our prayer for them is a lifeline that keeps them afloat. If the gates…
February 27, 2019 Some Tips That May Be Useful When Crisis Come When a serious issue or a crisis comes into your life, how will you deal with it? For most of us it is a…
February 26, 2019 Elder Paisios: Patience as the Key to Harmony in Your 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….
February 26, 2019 What Does It Mean to Crucify One’s Flesh with Affections and Lusts? Apostle Paul says, And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts (Gal. 5:24). What does it mean? Saint Martinian…
February 26, 2019 A Brief Overview of Orthodox History in Belarus Belarus accepted Christianity from the Byzantine Empire with the establishment of the first diocese (the Polotsk diocese) in 992, which is regarded as the…
February 25, 2019 Prayer of Political Consequence, or Some Interesting Facts from the Life of St. Alexius of Moscow A brilliant statesman who translated the New Testament, built churches and monasteries, developed church canons and promulgated reforms, a diplomat, a man of prayer…
February 25, 2019 The Image and Meaning of Fire in Orthodox Tradition I heard a sermon at a Liturgy in the Boarding Home. The priest likened human souls to vigil lamps filled with oil and waiting…
February 24, 2019 The Ruby Ring Once there was a King whose most prized possession was a ruby ring that had been in the royal family since before anyone could…
February 24, 2019 Commentary on the Epistle Reading on the Sunday of the Prodigal Son The text of this Epistle (1 Cor. 6:12–20) has always caused confusion among the exegetes of the past who regarded all words as though they…
