February 3, 2020 The Diaconate in Ignatius’ Epistles Introduction: Ignatius and his writings Ignatius is an exceptional figure of Christianity, “a man of intense devotion”1, who lived and offered his episcopal ministry in…
February 1, 2020 “Moses of Mesopotamia” Teaches Girls, Rebukes a Judge, Raises a Deceiver from the Dead, and Sends Mosquitoes to Attack the Enemy Troops The Orthodox Church has recently celebrated the memory of the great saint who combined three types of holiness – priesthood, monkhood and suffering for…
January 30, 2020 Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh about Saint Anthony the Great We do not serve every day, and therefore we take no notice of the names of saints and their teachings, from which we could…
January 28, 2020 Crusade of the Iberian Enlightener Today we talk a lot about the necessity of the Orthodox mission, and often complain about the lack of appropriate traditions and experience. We…
January 25, 2020 St. Honoratus of Arles The Church celebrates the memory of St. Honoratus of Arles (†429) on January 16/29. This saint made a huge contribution to the development of…
January 17, 2020 Why Did Christ Need John the Baptist? “…Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low” Road construction is not easy, especially where the terrain is…
January 14, 2020 Saint Cornelius Krypetsky Born half-blind, Luke, the fifth child in the family of Mikhei and Vassa Polyakov, was endowed with a special gift of foresight and a…
January 9, 2020 What Can We Learn from St. Stephen? As with almost all Feasts of particular Saints, St. Stephen is only celebrated on a Sunday about once every seven years just like our…
December 28, 2019 How Did Saints Communicate with Celebrities: Saint Ambrose and Dostoevsky The communication between famous people and saints is always very intense, fruitful, devoid of an empty exchange of courtesies and secular falsehood. Inside this…
December 20, 2019 Who Is This St. Consumo? I was walking around a big store in July, and I wondered how they made enough money to keep the staff around. There was…
December 19, 2019 There Is a St. Nicholas! The question, “Is there a Santa Claus?” has led by association to the question, “Was there a St. Nicholas?” among secular historians. The issue…
December 14, 2019 Holy Martyr Vincent of Saragossa The memory of the Orthodox martyr Vincent of Saragossa from Spain was commemorated on November 11/24. It was decided to establish a celebration of…
