November 29, 2019 Martyred Guardian of Jacob’s Well Martyrdom and death for Christ is not only the privilege of the Christians who lived in the age of bloody persecution under the Roman…
November 28, 2019 St. Paisius (Velichkovsky) on Fasting St. Paisius (1722-1794) was born Peter Velichkovsky in Poltava, Ukraine, to a priestly family. At age thirteen he entered the Kiev Theological School with…
November 25, 2019 “Outside the Camp”: What we can learn from Saint Athanasios the Great The Early Life of Saint Athanasios Athanasios was born in the last decade of the third century in Alexandria Egypt, then the cultural and…
November 19, 2019 About Elder Joseph the Hesychast Every person grows. From the point of view of Orthodox theology, even the bliss of those saved in paradise is not static, but, as…
November 18, 2019 The Quiet Courage of Patriarch Tikhon He wasn’t a theologian and didn’t possess the charisma of a social activist, like his “competitor” for the Patriarchal throne, Metropolitan Anthony (Khrapovitsky). He…
November 12, 2019 St. Paisios of Mount Athos: Injustice Gets God’s Wrath Injustice is a great sin. All sins have extenuating circumstances, but not injustice — it gets God’s wrath. How terrifying it is! Those who…
November 12, 2019 Ss. Spyridon and Nicodemus: Lessons from Their Lives (Lessons from their lives: a) labor should be combined with prayer; b) avoid idleness, and c) use three fingers when making a sign of…
November 9, 2019 Saint Nektarios: His Life, Death and What Happened After That His Death On November 8 in 1920, Saint Nektarios the Wonderworker died. The miracles began immediately. Today he is the most revered Orthodox saint…
November 8, 2019 The Persecution and the Shelter of Lesna Convent Part 1 Part 2 Lesna Convent, which was founded once on blessing of two great elders, Saint Ambrose of Optina and Saint John of…
November 7, 2019 How Saint John Made a Church Out of a Garage Part 1 here. Part 3 here. In 1951, Vladyka John was sent to guide the flock of the ROCOR in Western Europe. The assistance…
November 6, 2019 Living Testimony Of Saint John Of Shanghai Part 2. Part 3. When in 1966 Vladyka John went to the Lord, one of the priests closest to him called him “a holy…
November 5, 2019 Was James, the Brother of the Lord, Among the Twelve Apostles? Question: “I read recently that James, the “brother of the Lord,” was not one of the 12 Apostles. Are there not two James’…
