May 24, 2017 The Unknown Mission of Saints Cyril and Methodius On May 24 the Orthodox Church celebrates the memory of Sts. Cyril and Methodius, the Equal-to-the-Apostles and teachers of the Slavs, who are…
May 18, 2017 She Was Called to Be Christ’s Bride: Great Martyr Irene In the city of Magdu or Magedon, located in Persia, a daughter was born to a King named Licinius. She was named Penelope…
May 1, 2017 Common Questions and Answers About The Myrrhbearers Who is commemorated the 3rd Sunday of Pascha? Name ALL the names. The Church commemorates seven myrrh bearing women on the third Sunday…
March 27, 2017 The Ladder to the Kingdom of Heaven Living in this world, we are searching for the ways, which can lead us to eternal life . God says: “I am…
March 17, 2017 Is St. Patrick an Orthodox Saint? This may come as a surprise to many that St. Patrick was and is an Orthodox Saint centuries before Rome split from the Holy…
March 12, 2017 Light for the World: the Life of St. Gregory Palamas On the second Sunday of Great Lent, there is a great feast in the blessed city of Thessalonika, Greece. It is the feast of…
March 9, 2017 Elder of the Last Times: Nikolai Guryanov With a deep love for God and the Heavenly Queen, a monk once asked in his sincere prayer, “show me what mortal in…
March 7, 2017 Relics and Mummies Question: My daughter has pointed out to me that the incorrupt bodies of Saints are not unlike mummies or the unembalmed remains of certain…
February 28, 2017 The Who’s Who of The Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete As we approach Great Lent, the time given to us specifically for repentance, the Church gives us a whole host of images to help…
February 23, 2017 The relationship between saints and animals “Pacify yourself and heaven and earth will be pacified for you”. Abba Isaac The relationship of men towards animals perhaps should be presented under the…
February 14, 2017 Saint Valentine and Orthodoxy The ancient martyrology of the Church of Rome marks February 14th as the remembrance of “the martyr Valentine, presbyter of Rome” (Valentinus means “vigorous”…
February 3, 2017 The Holy Father of the Eastern and Western Churches: St. Maximus the Confessor The primo uomo of the theological crisis, which would become known as Monoenergism and Monothelitism, was emperor Heraclius (610-642). His partner in the church-state…
