December 11, 2019 Graceful Gift of Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnitsa “His beautiful face – that of a gray-haired, enlightened elder – looks as if it is illuminated with spiritual peace and joy. Such spiritual…
December 10, 2019 General Education School for Young Christians Every parent is concerned about their child’s future. Apart from a good education, it is also very important for the child to enter adulthood…
November 27, 2019 Recommendations for Baking Prosphoras at Home We decided to prepare this piece in response to a comment to one of our blog posts. A reader complained that when he bakes…
November 21, 2019 Our Mosaicists’ Impressions of Staying in the Docheiariou Monastery on Mount Athos While making mosaics at the Docheiariou Monastery on Mount Athos, the artisans of our workshop really took a glimpse into the monastery life. They…
November 20, 2019 Our Mosaic Artists Worked in the Docheiariou The ancient Docheiariou Monastery on Mount Athos differs from others in that simple physical work, which helps to fight passions and in no way…
November 6, 2019 Music Is the Best Gift of Heaven for Mankind Wandering In the Dark Every year, in the Church of Joy of All Who Sorrow on Bolshaya Ordynka, before and on the day of the namesake feast, the…
October 31, 2019 The Christlike Ones My own grandfather graduated from a military school, fought through the entire war, made it to Berlin, and was still not admitted to the…
October 29, 2019 Saint Athanasius (Sakharov): “Prayer Will Save Us All” The future Holy Confessor Athanasius (Sakharov) took part in the preparation of the service to all Russian Saints in 1918 by commission of the…
October 23, 2019 Talent for Looking into the Heart At the age of 35, Saint Ambrose of Optina became completely handicapped and could hardly move for the rest of his life; however, he…
October 17, 2019 What Is a Prayer by Agreement? “Line all your life’s activities with frequent prayers as if with timber joints and thus protect your life in every way”, St. John Chrysostom says….
October 16, 2019 Types of Prayer Ropes: Lestovka Prayer Ropes Prayer ropes may vary not only in size but also in the way they are made and the material used. The most well-known variant…
October 9, 2019 May a Layperson Use a Prayer Rope? You can often see a prayer rope in the hands of a priest or a monk, and also of laymen occasionally. But is it…
