January 26, 2022 What Can the Fall of Jerusalem Teach Us? The scripture teaches us about multiple historical events. One of them leaves us a poignant lesson in both politics and religion. I am referring…
January 25, 2022 Come with Me to Mount Athos. Part 40 Part 39 Focus of View and St Paul of Xeropotamou Nicholas respectfully hung my belt over the back of a chair and closed his…
January 24, 2022 Why Was Eating Pork Forbidden in the Old Testament? It is not just pork that the Old Testament forbids eating. The book of Leviticus contains a list of so-called unclean animals that should…
January 22, 2022 Come with Me to Mount Athos. Part 39 Part 38 The Shower And The Belt Reaching the end of the corridor (it was only about a meter wide near our cell) I…
January 20, 2022 Vasnetsov’s Murals at Kiev’s Saint Vladimir Cathedral — Appealing to Every Heart Victor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov rightfully earned himself a prominent place among the great Russian religious painters. At the height of his artistic career, the visual…
January 19, 2022 Trinity at the Jordan River. What Was God’s Message to Us? We are connected with God, kin to God, and lonely without God One day we were brought to church and baptized. Some of us…
January 17, 2022 Miracles That Anyone Can “Touch” Malachi is the last Old Testament prophet, with the exception of St John the Forerunner. His prophetic ministry unfolds after the restoration of the…
January 15, 2022 Venerable Seraphim of Sarov. Acquiring the Spirit St Seraphim is one of the most revered Russian saints. Everyone knows that we should imitate saints and learn from them. What is it…
January 13, 2022 A Silent Confession on the Feast of the Circumcision of Christ: a True Story It was the feast of the Circumcision of Christ and Saint Basil the Great. Father Sergius had just served the festive liturgy at church…
January 11, 2022 Come with Me to Mount Athos. Part 38 Part 37 St Paul To my shame, I was sure that the Monastery of St Paul was named in honor of the “Apostle of…
January 8, 2022 The Chiming of the Brand New Bells Chime at Saint Radonezh Church – Our Common Victory The great feast of the Nativity is coming to the women’s farmstead of Saint Elisabeth Convent, where some thirty women with troubled lives have…
January 5, 2022 8 Paremias that Are the Most Important Thing on Christmas Eve Unfortunately, since most Orthodox Christians have to work on Christmas Eve, they do not have the opportunity to attend Vespers with the Liturgy of…
