October 17, 2018 How to Pray in the Right Way – 12 Steps There has been a Q&A column on the website of FOMA Magazine for a long time. Every reader can ask a question and receive a personal…
October 16, 2018 Parable of the Day: God Gives You Not What You Ask For, but What You Need I was asking God to take away my pride. God said no. He said that He won’t take my pride away; it’s up to…
October 16, 2018 St. Silouan the Athonite on How God Teaches Us to Love The soul cannot know peace unless she prays for her enemies. The soul that has learned of God’s grace to pray, feels love and…
October 16, 2018 What Is a Prophetic Dream, and What Does the Church Think about It? Sleep is a natural process, vital for every human’s body. The Book of Ecclesiastes claims that “a dream cometh through the multitude of business”…
October 15, 2018 Anatomy of the Soul. Virtues and Vices: Judgement The Gospel invites us to examine ourselves, scrutinize our own sins, and notice the beams sticking out of our own eyes. Elder Ambrose of…
October 15, 2018 The Help against Evil Forces: the Miracles of St. Cyprian and St. Justina Before his conversion to Christianity, St. Cyprian was a pagan sorcerer who had direct contact with demons. Many people payed him to use his…
October 15, 2018 The Brothers’ Lives: Diaries of the Rehabilitation Centre of St. Elisabeth Convent The Rehabilitation Centre of St Elisabeth Convent is a place where labour and prayer help people to build their new life — different from…
October 14, 2018 Feast Day Sermon: “Under the Protection of Our Heavenly Mother” This is one of the most beloved feasts of the Russian people, one of the most pleasing. When I have occasion to speak about…
October 12, 2018 Are We Attentive Enough to Reach Salvation in Digital Culture? The Distracted Life Having promised us a technological utopia, our ubiquitous and intrusive cyber-culture has instead precipitated a spiritual crisis in which human…
October 12, 2018 Holy Shroud: What Is It and What Is Its Meaning? If you go into an Orthodox Church between 2 PM on Holy Friday and Easter midnight, you will certainly see a table in the…
October 11, 2018 Parable of the Day: Can We Stop the Flow of Thoughts? A young disciple approached an elderly hermit and complained of being haunted by sinful thoughts. The elder took him outdoors into the open field…
October 11, 2018 Asking about Everyting: How We Should Answer Childern’s Questions about Spiritual Life “After three days they found Him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions; and all who heard Him were…
