January 16, 2021 Saint Paisios Was Penniless, but He Was Giving Money to the Poor It Did Not Matter to Him if They Were Greeks or Turks In July 1958, Elder Paisios moved temporarily from Mount Athos to a…
January 15, 2021 St. Seraphim and the Storms: “Struggle Continues Weather We Like It or Not” At the highpoint of the storm this week, I went into the house and divested myself of raingear. From where I sat in the…
January 13, 2021 The Martyrs of Lyon In 2017, the Russian Orthodox calendar was replenished with a group of saints who struggled in the cause of God in Gaul and other…
January 12, 2021 Joseph the Betrothed + James the Brother + The Family of Jesus Joseph the Betrothed of the Virgin Mary Don’t believe those Christmas card pictures with Joseph as a handsome young guy. Earliest tradition says Joseph…
January 8, 2021 Saint Nikephoros the Leper, Disfigured Angel and Comforter (+1964), Honoured on Sunday, 22 January (4 January) The Holy Venerable Nikephoros the Leper lived in Greece in the 20th century. Named Nicholas Tzanatakis…
January 2, 2021 A Story about the Holy Elder Paisios Hiring a Drunkard Monk to Cut Wood and How Much He Paid Him (the Exact Amount in Drachmas and USD) In the 80s elder Paisios was often visited in Panagouda by monks, who were driven by weakness to deviate from their monastic course. Being…
December 29, 2020 Ilya Muromets, a Russian Knight Warrior and a Saint From its beginnings in the 9th century, the culture of ancient Russia has had a rich heritage epic ballads and tales spread by word…
December 26, 2020 Holy Prince Josaphat. Parallels with Gautama Buddha and their Origin On December 2 by old calendar we celebrate the memory of Saints Barlaam and Josaphat, Prince of India. These saints are included in the…
December 25, 2020 Miraculous Intercession from Saint Spyridon of Trymythus It happened on 12 October 1939 at the beginning of World War II. A German submarine sank the Greek steamer “Aris” 175 miles off…
December 25, 2020 Spiritual Testament of the Holy Elder Paisios, Found in Panagouda, His Cell on Mount Athos, after his Death in 1994 On October 20, 1993, Elder Paisios, despite being in great pain, went to the Koutloumousiou Monastery, to which his cell belonged, and greeted hegumen…
December 23, 2020 About St Nicholas, Helping God-seeking Non-believers Discover Christ In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit! We call St Nicholas the great Wonderworker not only because his…
December 19, 2020 Puzzling Points in the Life of St. Nicholas Any Christian can tell you about St. Nicholas. Almost everyone knows that he helps travellers, helps poor maidens get married, and brings us Christmas presents…
