October 3, 2019 371 0 10 Facts of Saint Kuksha of Odessa’s Life 1. The saint’s mother, Kharitina, dreamed of becoming a nun since childhood, but her parents blessed her for marriage; four children were born in…
September 29, 2019 124 0 Responsibility for the Creation The beauty of the world around us attests to the beauty of the Divine. A woman recollected that the priest who brought her up…
September 25, 2019 174 0 Grand Princesses’ Dolls I was standing in front of an icon depicting St. Joachim and St. Anna and the little Virgin Mary, and I thought that all the saints…
September 23, 2019 194 0 Key Milestones in the Life of the Convent Late in August, our Convent celebrated its twentieth anniversary. August 22, 1999 is considered the date of its establishment. It was the day when our…
September 19, 2019 175 0 Source of Joy for Man A former Danish dressage champion fell ill with polio. For years, the courageous woman was struggling with her paralyzed legs and weakened hands. Nine…
September 12, 2019 181 0 Say No to Cartoons: Reclaim Childhood I used to work as a babysitter in a family where cartoons were a kind of reward and, accordingly, a ban on them was…
September 5, 2019 84 0 Gratitude Brings Happiness I was once on my way to my classmate’s wedding. It was down in the country. Everyone seemed to know each other on the…
September 4, 2019 293 0 Miracles Don’t Prove Anything A relative of mine enjoys watching TV shows like “The Battle of Psychics” where wizards and sorcerers of all kinds “perform” miracles: they find…
August 14, 2019 3225 4 A Beast with a Halo: What Do We Know of the Most Arguable Saint? The icon of Saint Christopher (which was later prohibited by the Synod of 1722 for being “contrary to nature, history, and the truth itself”)…
August 8, 2019 2836 2 Was Cleopatra a Saint? A priest once told me that there was a blue-eyed white girl with brownish hair who came to partake of Holy Communion and clearly…