December 23, 2021 Judgement Day as a Message of Hope — Exploring the Ministries of the Prophet Zephaniah As the feast of the Nativity is approaching, let us take some time to fill the gaps in our knowledge of the Scripture. Most…
December 21, 2021 How Seraphim of Sarov Became the Most Beloved Russian Saint in Georgia Father Seraphim was known for his deep affinity for Iveron, the first portion of the Most Holy Theotokos. We know far less about the…
December 20, 2021 Elder Tikhon’s Fish Soup and His Friendship with Heaven From childhood, Elder Tikhon was accustomed to xerophagy and practised it to an old age, considering cooking tasty meals a waste of time. When…
December 2, 2021 Can Lawyers Become Saints? Examples of Lawyers Glorified by the Orthodox Church The legal profession has existed for millennia and has enjoyed great respect and prominence throughout its history. Many famous people who excelled in a…
November 26, 2021 Why Did the Prophet Hosea Marry a Promiscuous Woman? Back in the eighth century BC, history’s first Olympic games began in Greece. Rome was established on the Apennine Peninsula and in the old…
November 22, 2021 What Is Fasting? From the Life of Venerable Gabriel What makes prayer a sin? One day Father Gabriel asked his visitors, – Can anyone explain what it means when prayer is “imputed as…
November 9, 2021 Royals Who Became Saints after Taking Tonsure against Their Will In our age, it is hard to imagine how anyone could accept monastic tonsure against their will. At church, tonsure is a holy sacrament,…
November 5, 2021 Children Saints The Lord said, ‘Let the little children come to me, and do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the…
October 22, 2021 What Is the Sanctity of Being a Fool for Christ? Holy fools lead a very unusual way of life, renouncing worldly wisdom. Their biographies often include very controversial facts, making the reader wonder why…
October 21, 2021 Saint Jonah, Bishop of Hankou Among the members of the Orthodox Church, there are countless examples of men and women who lived their lives in piety and righteousness. Jonah…
October 19, 2021 Blessed Olga of Alaska, Patron Saint of Midwives and Healer of the Abused and Broken Recently, our catalogue received an order for two hand-painted icons of Olga of Alaska. When we accepted the order, we did not know much…
October 12, 2021 Father Tikhon, the Last Russian Elder on Mount Athos Elder Tikhon (Timofei Golenkov) was born in 1884 in Novaya Mikhailovka, a remote Siberian village. His parents were devout believers and raised their son…
