March 6, 2022 195 0 Patriarch Tikhon’s Forgiveness The whole state machinery was up in arms against him while he continued to save the Church against all odds. The Bolsheviks him behind…
February 21, 2022 161 0 “I Have the Right to Do Anything — but not Everything Is Beneficial” A Homily on the Parable of the Lost Son Verses from the Four Gospels and Apostolic letters are read at every liturgy. Do they always bring an identical message? Yes and no. But…
February 14, 2022 229 0 The Most Important Meeting in Your Life There will be many meetings in your life, and you will not always be able to pay attention to them. However, there will be…
January 19, 2022 127 0 Trinity at the Jordan River. What Was God’s Message to Us? We are connected with God, kin to God, and lonely without God One day we were brought to church and baptized. Some of us…
December 31, 2021 117 0 Why Celebrate the New Year? The New Year is a secular holiday celebrated on January 1 by most countries in the world. This holiday is commonly associated with making…
November 28, 2021 197 0 Elder Joseph the Hesychast and Bell of Righteousness “Like a babbling baby, a man asks God for His holy will. As the Most Gracious Father, God gives him grace, but He also…
November 4, 2021 226 0 The Meaning of Virginity in the Early Christian Church The Holy Virgin Martyr Febronia suffered during the reign of the Roman Emperor Diocletian (284 – 305). She chose a life of virginity, dedicating…
November 3, 2021 167 0 Beauty in the Eyes of the Beholder Did you know everyone is like an icon, an image of God? This we often forget and do not give others their worth….
October 11, 2021 681 0 Wisdom of the Athonite Monks In 12 Heartfelt Quotes Mount Athos is the world’s largest center of Orthodox monasticism, densely located on the small Ayon-Oros peninsula in Greece, otherwise called Athos, the Holy…
October 4, 2021 203 0 “Working Principle” of Spiritual Laws. Talks with Saint Paisios — Geronda, how do spiritual laws work? — I’ll explain: just as there are physical laws in nature, there are also laws in spiritual…