April 14, 2018 How St. Luke of Crimea Helped an Unfaithful Woman That wonderful story happened to me at one of the exhibitions organized by our convent. I was offering people the products made…
April 12, 2018 How Christ Appeared to St. Paisios the Hagiorite in His Cell While praying to Christ, I felt a certain difficulty. The Mother of God – She was just like my own Mother to me. The…
March 30, 2018 Exploring the Tomb of Lazarus Largely ignored by much of Christendom, the Orthodox today celebrate “Lazarus Saturday” in something of a prequel to next weekend’s Pascha. It is, indeed…
March 29, 2018 St. Seraphim of Sarov: The Aim of the Christian Life The enlightening discussion between Motovilov and St Seraphim of Sarov on acquiring the Holy Spirit. It seemed proper to post on Holy Pentecost. …
February 23, 2018 The Miracle of Saint Theodore and the Boiled Wheat Today we remember the miracle of Saint Theodore and the boiled wheat. Fifty years after the death of Saint Theodore, the emperor Julian…
February 1, 2018 The Life and Miracles of Venerable Brigid of Ireland Saint Brigid, “the Mary of the Gael,” was born around 450 in Faughart, about two miles from Dundalk in County Louth. According to Tradition,…
January 30, 2018 A List of 298 Passions by Saint Peter of Damaskos These, then, are the passions which I have found named in the Holy Scriptures. I have set them down in a single…
January 26, 2018 Faithful to Christ: New Martyr Valerian Novicki A young man full of hopes, faith, and aspirations… He wants to serve God and carry the Word of Christ to the people in…
January 25, 2018 Vasilopita “The New Year in Greece falls on the day of St Basil the Great [1]. This is why the cake that is traditionally served…
January 24, 2018 A List of Criteria for the Canonization of Saints in the Orthodox Church Canonization was always considered by the Church to be the fact of the work of God’s holiness in the Church, revealed through a graceful…
January 24, 2018 The 7 Secrets of Happiness According to Athonite Elders Perhaps, there is no person on earth who has never dreamt of being happy. However, everyone has their own concept of happiness. For some…
January 24, 2018 A Modern Day Miracle of St. Xenia in the United States About fifteen years ago, I heard this story about an event that took place in Northern California—an unusual story, about a miracle of St….
