June 23, 2021 Nabonidus Cylinder And How It Proves the Historicity of the Old Testament Events This archaeological find has reminded Bible critics that history is a science, i. e. a cluster of knowledge, which is perfected as mankind develops…
June 15, 2021 Cuneiform Tablets from the Extinct Ugarit. Amazing Find Leads to New Discoveries The archive of the Canaanite city-state of Ugarit was discovered by a French archaeological expedition in 1929. The Canaanites inhabited the territory of modern…
June 10, 2021 A Unique Beaded Orthodox Church. St Anastasia of Sirmium Skete in Crimea There is an unusual mountain hermitage located near the cave city of Kachi-Kaliyon in Crimea, in the gorge called Tash-Air. It is named after…
June 8, 2021 Elder Gregory (Zumis) – Teachings, Prophesies and Untold Stories Less than three years ago, Elder Gregory (Zumis), Hegumen of Docheiariou Monastery on Mount Athos, departed to God. We have published stories about the…
June 5, 2021 Are There Scientific Methods for Verifying the Historical Authenticity of Relics? Yes, there are. One of them is the radiocarbon method, which can be used to date the age of relics. Any organic matter contains…
June 4, 2021 Clashes on the Temple Mount And What Lies behind Them Explained in 3 Minutes A location in Jerusalem revered by several religions regularly appears in the news in connection with the constant clashes happening there. What is the…
June 3, 2021 Savior on Spilled Blood. A Church Where All Icons Are Made in Mosaic Technique Anyone who has been to St Petersburg and walked along its central streets will certainly stop at the embankment of the Griboyedov Canal to…
June 1, 2021 What Brings People to Choose Evil — Lessons from Nazi Germany World War 2 ended more than seventy years ago and seems to have been studied by historians in every detail. However, one key question…
May 26, 2021 Episodes from the life of Hegumen Athanasios of Gregoriou Monastery of Mount Athos Elder Ephraim visited elder Athanasios regularly in his cell and confessed to him his intentions. The Hegumen once said to him: “You will be…
May 25, 2021 Everyday Saints of Zhirovichi Monastery The Icon of the Holy Theotokos of Zhirovichi – commemorated on 20 May – is known for its miracles among many Christians. It revealed…
May 19, 2021 Thoughts on White Magic John 6: 27-33 After the stoning of Stephen, “there arose … a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered…
May 12, 2021 The Sacrament of Confession in the Ethiopian and Syrian Churches In the first part of this article, we described some distinctive features of the texts of absolution prayers read over the penitent in the…
