September 14, 2022 An Orthodox Student Who Defied Hitler and Was Glorified by the Church To many, World War II is about victory over Nazi Germany, military prowess, battles and heroes. But the spiritual aspects of this war are…
August 30, 2022 Can Any Priest Be a Spiritual Father? The Origin of Spiritual Leadership in Ancient Christianity and the Modern Tradition Volumes have been written on spiritual membership, but this topic still attracts the interest of the laity and clergy. Not every ordained priest can…
August 3, 2022 The Return of Mosaics to Russia: a Grand Undertaking of the Russian Scientist Lomonosov Mikhail Lomonosov was an outstanding scientist whose discoveries contributed to the progress of his homeland Russia and the world. Many of his achievements were…
July 22, 2022 Results of Our 2022 Easter Basket Charity Event Following a good tradition, we held our Easter Basket charity event just before Easter this year. We collect donations annually to buy gifts on…
July 19, 2022 The Blessed Anastasia and Her Extraordinary Sixty-Year Feat of Seated Prayer The grave of the blessed Anastasia at Tbilisi’s Kukija Cemetry continues to attract scores of believers coming for veneration and prayer. Some knew her…
July 5, 2022 Orthodox Architecture. What Unusual Shapes Can Orthodox Churches Have? What is our idea of an Orthodox church? Today, we might visualise it as a building or rock and mortar, painted in white or…
June 9, 2022 Whatever You Do, Work Heartily, as for the Lord: Saints among Cooks In the Orthodox tradition, almost every profession has a patron saint, someone who served God, glorified Him, and perhaps suffered for His sake in…
May 26, 2022 Blessed Natalya of Vyritsa and Her Extraordinary Animals “One day, Mother Natalia will come to Vyritsa. People will be asking for her help and prayer, as they have been coming to me.”…
May 11, 2022 Three Nuns, Three War Heroes The end of World War II on 9 May remains a big holiday in this part of the world. It reminds us how much…
May 2, 2022 Father Kirill, a Beloved 21st-century Elder and Confessor of 3 Russian Patriarchs As a front-line soldier in World War II, he discovered the Gospel and found Christ. He put Christ and His word at the center…
