October 3, 2019 10 Facts of Saint Kuksha of Odessa’s Life 1. The saint’s mother, Kharitina, dreamed of becoming a nun since childhood, but her parents blessed her for marriage; four children were born in…
October 1, 2019 “We’re Here To Help You”: Modern Miracles of Ss. Cosmas and Damian “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than…
September 27, 2019 Saint Genevieve of Paris The Orthodox must have heard of the famous Syrian ascetic Symeon the Stylite. Numerous people came to him for advice, including Emperor Marcian (396-457)…
September 25, 2019 Grand Princesses’ Dolls I was standing in front of an icon depicting St. Joachim and St. Anna and the little Virgin Mary, and I thought that all the saints…
September 24, 2019 St. Silouan of Mt. Athos: “The Lord Loves Us Sinners and Calls Us to Himself” Everyone in life has his own battle of Stalingrad, his own cross, his own Golgotha. There are moments when it seems that circumstances are…
September 19, 2019 The Virgin Mary’s “Sister,” Mary the Wife of Cleopas Question: “Did the Virgin Mary have a sister? Wasn’t She the only child of St. Joachim and St. Ann? However, in the Gospel of…
September 6, 2019 Metropolitan Peter: The Rock on Which Moscow Stands The secret of Moscow rising above other glorious and ancient Russian cities does not lie in its advantageous location at the crossroads of trade…
September 4, 2019 The Story of Saint Constantine the Great Let’s take another break from our travels and hear the story of events and people of the fourth century, mostly in Greek-speaking lands, which…
August 24, 2019 The New Martyrs and Confessors of Solovki As we commemorate the New Martyrs and Confessors of Solovki, it is important not only to honor this day by participating in the Divine…
August 17, 2019 Saint Luke (Voino-Yasenetsky): I’m Out of Work as Bishop There is a very special story in the Gospel of Mark about the relation between faith and doubt. One day, people brought a possessed…
August 16, 2019 Saint Lupus of Troyes Fifteen new saints were added to the list of saints of the Russian Church two years ago. They are ancient saints of the Western…
August 15, 2019 Blessed Is the Pure in Heart Blessed Basil the Fool-for-Christ is one of the most well-known fools-for-Christ from Moscow. Russians have always venerated fools-for-Christ – those who rejected outward decorum…
