October 23, 2018 3 Great Feats of Faith of Patriarch Abraham On October 9 (old style) the Orthodox Church commemorated a great saint and prophet – Abraham, the Old Testament patriarch and forefather. We all…
October 16, 2018 What Is a Prophetic Dream, and What Does the Church Think about It? Sleep is a natural process, vital for every human’s body. The Book of Ecclesiastes claims that “a dream cometh through the multitude of business”…
October 12, 2018 A List of 10 Unique Features of the Gospel of Mark 1) A well-known phrase was mentioned in the Gospel of Mark: “The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath” (Mark…
October 8, 2018 St. Sergius of Radonezh as the Example of True Christian Humility A child was born in Varnitsa, Russia, to his parents Cyril and Mary. He was their second child, and they named him Bartholomew. Doubtless…
October 7, 2018 “Who Ate Prophet Jonah?” or Why It Is Important to Understand the Language of Bible “So they picked up Jonah and threw him into the sea, and the sea ceased from its raging. Then the men feared the Lord…
October 3, 2018 15 Quotes of Spiritual Guidance by Saint Macarius of Optina 1. Faith is the foundation of all goodness you need both in this life and to secure a good fate in the future everlasting eternity….
September 26, 2018 Parable of the Day: The Greedy Monk There was a tradition in a monastery in Greece to give the brothers some money for hard work. Monks in a monastery are referred…
September 19, 2018 The Girl Who Could Have Not Been Born or How Mother of God Helps Our Contemporaries The Most Holy Theotokos helps not only half-legendary people from ancient times but also us: we just have to ask. Priests of our Diocese…
September 13, 2018 20 Brief Facts about the Life and Death of St. John the Baptist 1. St. John the Baptist was born to a childless elderly people whose names were Zachariah and Elisabeth. 2. St. John was born into…
September 8, 2018 Miraculous Images: the Myrrh-Gushing Icons of the Royal Martyrs There are plenty of testimonies concerning miracles and graceful help through prayers to the Holy Royal Martyrs. By the time the Romanovs Family was…
September 6, 2018 15 Quotes of Spiritual Guidance by Saint Tikhon of Zadonsk 1. You mustn’t live idly. Instead, do the labour blessed by God. Idleness is the cause of all evil. He who lives in idleness,…
August 29, 2018 From Robber to Saint: the Life Story of St. Moses the Black St. Moses is a perfect example, like St. Mary of Egypt, that sometimes the greatest sinners can become the greatest saints, by means of…
