September 4, 2018 How the Feast of the Dormition of the Mother of God Was Celebrated in St. Elisabeth Convent Photos by Elena (Strashnova)
September 3, 2018 Apparition of the Image of the Most Holy Theotokos Painted-by-Light on Mt. Athos September 3, 2013, marked the 110th anniversary of an apparition of the Mother of God in St. Panteleimon Monastery on Mt. Athos. The celebration in honor of…
September 3, 2018 The Difference between Praying for Healing and Cure Christians are called to pray for the sick. But often people continue to suffer? Perhaps it’s because we’re praying for a cure when we…
September 3, 2018 Parable of the Day: Anyway, How Should We Pray? When someone asked a 10th-century Byzantine saint how to pray, he responded: “The prayer is simple: Lord Jesus Christ Son of God have…
September 3, 2018 Kenya: “The Other” Orthodoxy. Part II What can we say about the Orthodoxy in Kenya? I think I should forgo the statistical data, which you can find in many articles…
August 31, 2018 Three Short Parables About People Who Left the Church Three parables about the people who left the Church because they had been hurt by tactless and rude people: 1. Archpriest Dmitry Smirnov…
August 31, 2018 The Paradoxes of Spiritual Life: How Repentance Makes Us See Spiritual life is full of paradoxes. Thus, an individual doesn’t notice his sins before he turns to God. He can’t even imagine that he…
August 31, 2018 “Greet One Another with a Holy Kiss”: the Historical Meaning of the “Holy Kiss” Next in this commentary series on the Divine Liturgy I would like examine the Peace and the Creed. The liturgical exchange of the Peace…
August 30, 2018 Photo Blog: a New Tradition on the Feast Day of the Transfiguration of the Lord On the feast day of the Transfiguration of the Lord, a night festive Liturgy was celebrated on the territory of the Men’s rehabilitation center…
August 30, 2018 The Role of Cross Processions in Orthodox Christianity Cross processions in Russia have a vibrant history and are hugely popular. So much so that 60,000 Russians are willing to walk 100 miles…
August 30, 2018 How To Deal With an Alcoholic Relative Question: My son drinks heavily and keeps telling me that he doesn’t want to live any longer. He says, “I’m going to hang myself….
August 29, 2018 Four Pious Experiments with Tongue and Toothpaste A rude word out of a baby’s mouth isn’t something extraordinary nowadays. A four-year-old toddler can sometimes say a foul word that a drunken…
