August 29, 2018 From Robber to Saint: the Life Story of St. Moses the Black St. Moses is a perfect example, like St. Mary of Egypt, that sometimes the greatest sinners can become the greatest saints, by means of…
August 29, 2018 Parable of the Day: Two Monks and a Woman Two monks had to cross a turbulent river. A pretty young woman asked them to help her to cross the river because it was…
August 28, 2018 The Dormition of the Mother of God: the End of the Path to the Holy of Holies The Mother of God reached the end of her earthly life. For quite a long time (and even today), the life of the Mother…
August 28, 2018 “Another Understanding of Death”: a Dormition Sermon by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit! Today we mark one of the Twelve Great Feasts,…
August 28, 2018 Kenya: “The Other” Orthodoxy Ruslan Yarotsky is a religious scholar and an Orthodox missionary from Hrodna who is also the head of a charitable fund, which helps Orthodox…
August 27, 2018 The Mother of Crucified God: The Sorrows of Virgin Mary near the Cross So, the day of Easter was coming – and so did the Passion of Christ. What did those days mean to the Mother of…
August 27, 2018 Is Monasticism the Only Way to Live a Pious Life? Fasting, praying, Church more than once a week, “take up your cross,” sacrifice… Do I have to be a monk? I have been asked…
August 27, 2018 Parable of the Day: Be Careful with Your Reasoning Long time ago, several brave and courageous men who lived far from the ocean decided to see what the ocean was like. They asked…
August 26, 2018 Parable of the Day: The Last Wish of the Father There was a believer who had an irreligious son. The father was upset but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t bring the…
August 26, 2018 Some Facts about Depicting Deacons in Orthodox Iconography A friend sent me a photo of an icon he recently bought. It was an icon of St. Stephen, an early deacon in the…
August 26, 2018 “People Fight for Their Rights and Do Not Understand Their Neighbours” Ofttimes, I have to talk with people who are offended. They keep complaining and whining all the time… They just don’t look at themselves…
August 24, 2018 A Sword Will Pierce through Your Soul: Meeting of the Lord and a New Prophecy for Virgin Mary On the 40th day after the nativity of Christ, Mary the Mother of God and Joseph brought the Divine Infant to the Temple in…
