March 17, 2021 Secret Angel 2020: It’s All Thanks to You! In December last year, on the eve of the Nativity of Christ, our Catalogue launched the Secret Angel charity event. We are glad to…
March 12, 2021 Monasticism Beyond Monastic Walls. Venerable Cyril the Phileot Most known venerable saints joined monasteries, took vows and then constrained themselves to great ascetic deeds for Christ’s sake. But God disposes the life…
March 11, 2021 Why the Incorruptible Body Is Not Necessarily a Sign of Holiness and Other Questions about the Holy Relics The relics of saints are treated with particular reverence and play an important role in Orthodox worship. Since ancient times, tombs, graves and shrines…
March 9, 2021 Music Stars Who Left the Stage to Seek the Glory of God These two rock musicians were rising stars in the eyes of their fans, and prodigal sons in the eyes of our Lord. Through His…
March 2, 2021 Preaching Christ with a Paintbrush This giant painting took Alexander Ivanov 20 years to complete and is now displayed at the Tretyakov Gallery of Moscow. To complete this work,…
February 25, 2021 St Seraphim (Sobolev): Instructions and Real-life Stories St Seraphim, Archbishop of Bogucharsk , whose memory we celebrate on February 26, left behind many invaluable works and instructions, born from personal experience,…
February 18, 2021 Visions and How the Devil Uses Them, Enticing Even the Greatest of Ascetics into His Net We often read the lives of saints or life stories where the Mother of God, Angels or saints appear to people in visions. These…
February 16, 2021 St Fyodor Kuzmich. From the Emperor’s Throne to Ascetic Feat Few men could afford to live their lives as written in these verses of the Gospel: “If you want to be perfect, go, sell…
February 14, 2021 “Adapt Your Life to Your Faith, Not the Other Way Around.” St Seraphim (Sobolev) The life of St Seraphim (Sobolev), Archbishop of Bogucharsk, was closely associated with two great saints – St Nicholas the Wonderworker and the Venerable…
February 5, 2021 History and Special Aspects of Hagiography Icons in Brief Hagiography icons depict a saint (in the centrepiece), surrounded by the so-called marginal scenes – individual compositions reflecting the life, deeds and miracles of…