December 17, 2020 Winter at Saint Elisabeth Convent Winter has come and the Nativity Season has begun! This is the season of many joyous feasts, including one of the most important ones…
December 16, 2020 Christmas Fast Is Time for Change Metropolitan Anthony (Pakanich) dwells on the important things to do during the Nativity Fast 2020 – 2021. What is our life filled with? Usually…
December 15, 2020 What if Confession Does Not Bring Relief? On the one hand, the feeling of relief after confession seems self-evident. On the other hand, taking it for granted is based rather on…
December 15, 2020 Preparing for Christmas Together. Livestream with Sister Anastasia and Mother Maria We know that many of us are still under strict rules about what we can do and where we can go. Even worse, churches…
December 14, 2020 Feast Day of the Holy Apostle Andrew the First Called, or What Is the Essence of Life for an Orthodox Christian The Nativity Fast is always full of holidays. The saints seem to be lining up to glorify the Born Christ. On December 13, we…
December 14, 2020 The Forgotten Beauty of Sacrifice “Love is not sentimentality, but sacrifice.” — Archimandrite Vasileios The language barrier One of the greatest difficulties which modern Americans face when encountering Holy…
December 13, 2020 Back in the 80s, St Paisios Said about the USSR: “It’s About to Burst.” Back in the 80s, St Paisios said that the USSR reminded him of a seiner ship, which has captured plenty of fish in rotten…
December 13, 2020 Why Did Jacob Wrestle with an Angel? To understand this passage, you have understand the story of Jacob and Esau from the beginning (which begins at Genesis 25:19). They were twins, and…
December 12, 2020 How to Conquer the Passion of Smoking No one can say that the passion for smoking is innately present in the human body. Everyone knows that this passion is extrinsic. But nevertheless every…
December 11, 2020 Nun Taisiya (Yakovleva): Five Miracles that Changed My Life Nun Taisiya (Yakovleva) recalls the miracles of God’s intercession and how they changed the course of her life. Nun Taisiya was born on 27 March…
December 10, 2020 Is It True that Man Is Superior to Angels? Andrey Muzolf, Lecturer of the Kiev Theological Academy answers. The Book of Psalms contains these words: “…what is mankind that you are mindful of…
December 10, 2020 The Icon of the Mother of God “The Sign”. Why the Name? Dmitry Trofimov, head of the Tsargrad creative workshops answers. The image of the Blessed Virgin with Her hands raised in prayer and the Divine…
