March 12, 2024 368 1 From Aristocrat to Ascetic: The Disguised Path of Saint Anastasia In the solemn period of Lent, the Church calls us toward fasting and ascetic living. Asceticism, at its core, is the pursuit of spiritual…
January 30, 2024 591 3 Miraculous Encounters: The Power of Saintly Relics Throughout history, the Church has venerated and celebrated individuals who have lived lives pleasing to God, becoming vessels of the Holy Spirit. These saints,…
December 20, 2023 422 1 Faith in Turbulent Times: The Inspiring Life of Metropolitan Nicholas (Mogilevsky) Metropolitan Nicholas (Mogilevsky) (1877-1955), renowned for his humility and compassion, once concealed a Red Army commissar in his chambers, risking his life to rescue…
November 7, 2023 538 0 Archbishop in the Basement: St John (Pommers) of Riga “We would not endure and die of love for every person, if we saw them as they were in Christ.” Hieromartyr John is commemorated…
August 29, 2023 584 0 Bible Mysteries: Has the Prophet Elijah Already Come to Earth? The Old Testament tells us that on the eve of His coming, the Lord would send to people the fiery preacher, Prophet Elijah. Yet…
August 15, 2023 399 1 Holy Martyr, Son of the Righteous. Saint Sergiy Mechev This piece presents the life of the Hieromartyr Sergiy Mechev, son of the Holy Venerable Alexis Mechev, presbyter of Moscow. Saint Sergiy has not…
June 9, 2023 232 0 Dwelling and Prayer Place of St. John the Russian St John of Russia is revered in Orthodox Greece no less widely than St Nicholas the Wonderworker and the Venerable Seraphim of Sarov are…
June 7, 2023 216 0 Miracles of St John the Russian: Healing a Child’s Cancer There are some amazing entries in the records of the recent miracles performed by St John the Russian. They include a salvation from shipwreck…
March 8, 2023 406 1 10 Quotes of Holy Passion-bearer Alexandra Feodorovna Today, when many are celebrating the so-called International Women’s Day, we want to offer you 10 inspiring quotes of a woman with a capital…
March 1, 2023 1118 5 The Athonite Schemamonk Ilya Spending the Final Years of His Ascetic Life in a Godless Country The Venerable Ilya of Makeyevka lived a life of imitating Christ, for which the Lord rewarded him with rich spiritual gifts. Little is known…