June 2, 2021 Bells Ringing to Bring Joy and Hope to the Residents of the Women’s Rehabilitation Center It is the middle of the day, and the sound of the church bells is streaming from the bell tower of Saint Elisabeth Convent….
June 2, 2021 Why Are Relics of Saints Divided into Particles and Who Divides Them? You can find pieces of relics of various saints in any church. They symbolize the prayerful presence of the deceased saint, to whom the…
June 2, 2021 God’s Helpers John 6:5–14 Acts 13:13–24 As we know from the Gospel, the Lord fed five thousand people who followed Him to the far shore of…
June 1, 2021 High Priests Ananias and Caiaphas: Arbiters in the Trial of God We are free to change our decisions, and God humbly waits for us to make up our minds, as long as we are still…
June 1, 2021 How to Find Hope in Our Loneliness The question that we received from one of our readers is relevant to many of us today. What might we say to someone who is…
May 31, 2021 St Paisios of the Holy Mountain about the Connection between Husband and Wife – Sister, have you finished writing the wedding card to Dimitry, who is getting married? – I have, Geronda. – Let me see it,…
May 30, 2021 Christ Meets Samaritan Woman at the Well — How God Meant Evil for Good Like a diamond, the story of Jesus Christ and the Samaritan woman has many sides to it. Here, we will concentrate on one specific…
May 29, 2021 Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh on Inner Silence Soon after my ordination, I was sent to serve in a retirement home. After the service, a decrepit old woman came up to me…
May 28, 2021 Three Parables about Marriage God has given us the gift of carnal love. It is complete as a filled jar and perfect as a ripe apple. When we…
May 28, 2021 Pastoral Advice on Long Confession There is one fairly common mistake that many Orthodox Christians make, regardless of their experience in church. The essence of this mistake is confusing…
May 28, 2021 Miracles Happen at the Right Time Priest Oleg Vrona, the rector of St. Nicholas Church in Tallinn, speaks about the Christian attitude towards patience and its goodness, the virtue, which…
May 27, 2021 Miraculous Stories with St Gabriel (Urgebadze) Venerable Gabriel (Urgebadze), who passed away less than 30 years ago, is known to Orthodox Christians from all over the world. Today St Gabriel…