February 4, 2021 Orthodox Relics in Venice: Part Two In the previous article, we began to describe the major Orthodox shrines of Venice. We spoke about how the relics of St Mark the…
February 1, 2021 Let Us Revise Our Lives Coronavirus came to this world with the main goal of showing us the need for reappraisal of our values and attitudes in life. You…
January 29, 2021 Orthodox Relics in Venice Everyone visiting Venice is amazed at the abundance of Orthodox shrines assembled in this city over the centuries. In terms of the number of…
January 19, 2021 Monks’ Inventions From the archives Science and education the way we know them did not appear until the 17th and 18th century. Until then, the centres…
January 13, 2021 The History and Tradition of Nativity Scenes The beautiful tradition of putting up a nativity scene on Christmas exists in many homes. Nativity scenes are models of the Bethlehem cave, and…
January 5, 2021 About the Recent Atheists’ “Prayer Experiment” Some atheists refer to an experiment performed in the US and funded by the Templeton Foundation with a view to determine the effectiveness of…
January 2, 2021 The Meanings Behind Liturgical Objects: An Artoclasia Tray An artoclasia tray is a liturgical vessel that holds the bread, wine, oil and wheat to be blessed in a vigil service. It holds…
December 31, 2020 Diveyevo — the Fourth Domain of the Mother of God In our article about the Four Domains of the Most Holy Theotokos we briefly told you the stories of their appearance. What happened in…
December 26, 2020 Back to the Future: How Modern Chronology Came to Life 318 years ago, Russia was living in the year 7208 from the beginning of time. But nobody knew for sure. Where and when did…
December 24, 2020 The Holy Dormition Kiev-Caves Lavra. The Third Inheritance of the Mother of God In our article about the Four Domains of the Most Holy Theotokos we briefly told you the stories of their appearance. What happened in…
December 23, 2020 Little-known Constantinople Councils and their Decisions There are many councils in the history of Orthodoxy. Seven of them are called Ecumenical for their indisputable authority for the entire church. Other…
December 17, 2020 Athos — the Second Domain of the Mother of God In our article about the Four Domains of the Most Holy Theotokos we briefly told you the stories of their appearance. What happened in…
