November 10, 2020 On the False Dilemma. Choosing between Hell and Hell The rousing online debates about the new wave of Islamist terrorism, triggered by secular obscenity, once again confront us with the need to gain…
November 9, 2020 “Read the Gospel!” To illustrate the power of the word of God and its action, I will now provide some life examples known to me. E.F., rector…
November 8, 2020 About Afterlife Mysteries Luke 16: 19-31 Gal. 6: 11-18 The Lord said that ultimately some people will go “into eternal punishment”, while others will enter “the eternal…
November 8, 2020 A Good Death I have this enduring memory. When I was young, I was fascinated with a real life news story about a man on death row….
November 7, 2020 Reflections on Religion and Political Power Many unbelievers argue that religion was been invented by people in political power in order to assert their authority and to exercise control over…
November 7, 2020 How Can We Best Honor our Departed Loved Ones? We often see the relatives of the deceased spending large sums of money on luxurious monuments and other such attributes in their desire to…
November 7, 2020 About Prayer and Mending Relationships Let me share with you some examples of how heartfelt prayer can transform our lives. Both affected me directly and taught me one important…
November 6, 2020 Prayers for the Dead in the Bible and in Tradition Question: Where do we find any evidence that praying for the dead is a biblical? From what I have read it appears that the…
November 5, 2020 Communication Technologies — Some Thoughts for Monastics Mobile phones and gadgets should not be used at church to avoid bringing others into temptation I have come to the conclusion that mobile…
November 4, 2020 “Grandma, What Do I Need an Icon for?” A Story about Help from the Most Holy Theotokos My grandmother gave me a small icon of the Most Holy Theotokos for graduation. She said that this old icon had saved her loved…
November 3, 2020 On His Final Journey… It was on the feast day of the Iberian Icon of the Mother of God that we received the sad news that in the…
November 3, 2020 Online Christmas Market: Sharing the Joy of Christmas with No Limits! For many years, the sisters of Saint Elisabeth Convent made it one of their top priorities to travel across Europe and America during the…
