April 14, 2022 History of the Sundays of Great Lent The Sundays of Great Lent are dedicated to events and personalities from different times. The events of Palm Sunday date back to the life…
April 4, 2022 Archbishop John (Shakhovskoy) on Property, Poverty and Wealth In the life of Archbishop John there were many serious changes related to material prosperity. Born into a wealthy princely family, he was deprived…
March 31, 2022 Aspects of Episcopal Ministry in Historical Perspective Some of the first mentions of the episcopal ministry appeared in the works of St Paul the Apostle. He wrote about the high standards…
March 28, 2022 Veneration of the Holy Cross. Historical Background Special veneration of the Holy Cross during the third week of Great Lent was established in the 7th century. It was associated with several…
March 24, 2022 Adelphopoiesis. A Forgotten Church Order Strong friendship was valued among the Jews, the Gentiles, and among all other nations. In Christianity, where God commanded love and brotherly attitude towards…
March 21, 2022 St Gregory Palamas’s Doctrine of Divine Energies in Simple Terms The doctrine of the divine energies began to be developed by the fathers of the first centuries, but it was given its final shape…
March 17, 2022 War through the Eyes of St Nikolaj Velimirovic Saint Nicholas of Serbia personally experienced the horrors of war. Together with the Serbian Patriarch Gabriel, he was imprisoned in the Dachau concentration camp…
March 12, 2022 Mythical Animals in the Bible. Who Are They Really? During Lent, many Christians over-read the Psalter and other books of Holy Scripture. The mention of dragons, unicorns, basilisks, and some other animals appearing…
March 9, 2022 A Few Historical Controversies Regarding Liturgy of St Basil the Great The Liturgy of St Basil the Great, currently served only 10 times a year, was once the most common. In the middle of the…
March 6, 2022 Matrona the Barefoot. Blessed Matrona of St Petersburg? Hundreds of pilgrims come every day to venerate the relics of the blessed Matrona of Moscow resting in the Intercession Monastery of Moscow. However,…
March 3, 2022 7 Little-known Iconographic Elements and Symbols Even the most inconspicuous or habitual objects on Orthodox icons have a spiritual meaning. Even the smallest details, like folds of clothes, can bear…
February 28, 2022 A Sin That Will Never Be Forgiven Is there a sin that the all-merciful God will never forgive? The answer is yes. However, not everything is as simple as it looks….
