November 30, 2018 The Moment We Were First Called A homily for the Apostle Andrew, the Holy and All-Praised First Called (commemorated on November 30). Walking through this dark, cold morning, did…
November 30, 2018 Foretypes of Nativity: What Did Prophets Say about the Coming of the Savior? “The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them…
November 28, 2018 Colonel, Doctor, Bishop and Martyr: a Life Story of Holy Martyr Seraphim (Chichagov) On 11 December Russian Orthodox Church commemorates Holy Hieromartyr Seraphim (Chichagov) of Petrograd. To honor his memory, we offer you an excerpt from Fr. Yves Dubois’…
November 26, 2018 12 Facts from the Life of St. John Chrysostom The Holy Church of Christ celebrates the blessed memory of Saint John Chrysostom, our great teacher, confessor, and preacher, on November 26 (November 13…
November 22, 2018 Feast Day Miracle: Icon of St. Nektarios Streams Myrrh on His Feast Day A miracle occurred at the seminary in Nairobi recently, reports His Eminence Archbishop Makarios (Tillyrides) of Nairobi and All Kenya. On November 9,…
November 20, 2018 Patriarch Tikhon as One of the Greatest Universal Saints In 2015, the Russian Church celebrated two important anniversaries of Holy Patriarch Tikhon: February 1—150 years since his birth, and on April 7—ninety years…
November 20, 2018 “Should We Hail Mary?”: Looking for the Answer in the Holy Scripture Did you know that, according to Scripture: Mary is crowned with glory and honor to rule over the works of the Lord’s hands, and God…
November 17, 2018 A New Icon of Unification and the Question of Our Catholicity The 1917–1918 Russian Church Council bolstered the Church in the beginning of persecution and was a veritable example of the catholicity of the Church….
November 14, 2018 Three Stories of Ss. Cosmas and Damian: Who Were They and How to Distinguish Them? “And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out…
November 2, 2018 A Personal Story about the Miracle of Elder Gabriel (Ugrebadze) I met Irakli Gogoladze in Samtavro Monastery. Out of the blue this young man of about twenty-five walked up to me and said, “You…
November 1, 2018 The Life, Miracles, and Service of Elder Gabriel (Urgebadze) Mtskheta: the ancient capital of Georgia. This small town attracts tourists and pilgrims – and not without reason. The famous Djvari, Zedazeni, Svetitskhoveli, and Samtavro monasteries are…
October 31, 2018 Evangelist Luke: The Path of a Historian and Literary Genius There is disagreement among contemporary scholars and commentators about which of the Evangelists wrote first: Matthew or Mark. But it is safe to assert…
