December 20, 2018 The Equine Therapy: New Friends, New Treatment What is equine therapy? Equine therapy (therapeutic horseback riding) is a rehabilitation practice of treating severe psychophysical disorders. It’s successfully used to address…
December 19, 2018 The Real Santa Claus or How St. Nicholas Was Stolen Saint Nicholas’ Last Days in the East For many centuries Nicholas’ burial place at Myra was a pilgrimage center. However, as time went…
December 19, 2018 What Does Orthodoxy Say About Conflicts? Question: Father Andrew, your blessing. I study psychology at a university. Could you please respond to the following questions: How does Orthodoxy view conflicts in…
December 18, 2018 Orthodoxy and Feminism “They look at me as a traitor to the cause of feminism, all because I choose to work willingly for the people who love…
December 18, 2018 From the Church’s View: Lessons of St. Nicholas Tomorrow we will celebrate the feast day of St. Nicholas Archbishop of Myra in Lycia. This amazing man has become one of the most…
December 18, 2018 How Women with Troubled Fates Receive Shelter in St. Elisabeth Convent Sveta couldn’t imagine living without alcohol. She would pour vodka in her throat without eating anything with it. Veronica was almost homeless. Her parents…
December 17, 2018 What Kind of Music Is Forbidden for Christians? Listening to music—and we are talking about secular music, i.e., the music that you often hear on the radio and the TV, for I…
December 17, 2018 The Season of Gifts and Our Ability to Give What’s the Most Precious to Us We often call Christmas the “season of giving”. If you are like me, most of that giving is in material things. Toys for little…
December 17, 2018 How a Muslim Man Turned to Christ It happened to me in Germany, in the city of Cologne. I must admit that I can’t recall the name of the main character…
December 16, 2018 Asking an Elder about How One Should Pray How often have I searched for the “Method” to pray. I hate to admit to you, but often. “Just tell me the steps so…
December 16, 2018 The History of the Gerontissa Icon of the Mother of God Pantokratoros Monastery stands on the north-eastern side of the Athos Peninsula. It was founded by high-ranking Byzantine officials Grand Stratopedarch Alexis and his brother…
December 15, 2018 A Letter About the Miraculous Help of Holy Hieromartyr Hilarion On the eve of the feast of holy Hieromartyr Hilarion, Archbishop of Verea, the editors of Pravoslavie.ru received a simple and artless letter, which…