January 10, 2018 Advice of Elder Paisios Concerning Temptations on Feast Days – Geronda, why is it so that on feast days we are usually subject to temptations? – Don’t you know why? On feast…
December 19, 2017 Where was the First Church in Honor of St. Nicholas Located? In the sixth century the historian Procopius, in his work The Buildings (Bk. 1, Ch. 6), tells us that Emperor Justinian constructed a church in honor…
December 14, 2017 8 Simple Suggestions From Elder Paisios For Our Spiritual Growth The following is advice Elder Paisios gave on spiritual growth after he was asked for his blessing by a visitor: 1. You must…
November 10, 2017 The Legacy of St. Dimitry of Rostov: He Who Brought the Saints Close to Us There was a time in Russia when the most valued dowry for newly-weds was not considered to be expensive utensils, dresses or ornaments, but…
November 9, 2017 A Brief Life Story of St. Nektarios of Aegina Nektarios of Aegina, is one of the most widely known of Greek Orthodox Saints. He was born on October 1st, 1846 in Silyvria,…
November 8, 2017 The Miracles of the Holy Myrrh of St. Demetrios of Thessaloniki Testimony from a Prior Service of the Holy Myrrh of Saint Demetrios By George Giannikes, a Theologian of Thessaloniki The Saint was…
November 6, 2017 Who Were the “Brethren of the Lord”? Q: Who were the “brethren of the Lord” (Matthew 12:46-47), and if He had brothers, why do we call the Theotokos “Ever-Virgin”? A:…
November 3, 2017 10 Facts about St. James the Just, the Brother of the Lord and the First Bishop of Jerusalem 1. St James, called the “Brother of the Lord”, was one of 4 sons of Joseph from a previous marriage, all of which are…
October 12, 2017 The Life and Martydom of St. John of Riga Janis (John) Pommer was born to a peasant family in the district of Vendzen, Latvia in 1876. He had no Russian blood, even though…
October 9, 2017 The Missionary Legacy of Saint Patriarch Tikhon to Orthodox America Most of what has been written about St. Patriarch Tikhon since his repose on the Feast of Annunciation in 1925, has centered on the…
October 4, 2017 Orthodox Icon as the Proof of God’s Existence God “adorns himself in magnificence and clothes himself with beauty.” Man stands amazed and contemplates the glory whose light causes a hymn of praise…
September 22, 2017 An Interview About the Miraculous Icon of St. Anna The Myrrh-Streaming Icon of St. Anna began to spontaneously “weep” myrrh on May 9, 2004 – Mother’s Day – in the Russian Orthodox Church…
