September 27, 2019 Cross ‘Crucifixion’ – The History of Occurrence One of the first images of the crucified Jesus Christ that have survived to this day dates back to the 5th century. It was…
September 26, 2019 Wise Peacemaker: A Monk Who Humbled His Brother for the Sake of the Cell The seventh Beatitude is: Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God (Matthew 5:9). What does it mean? “Those who…
September 26, 2019 The Elevation of the Holy Cross – “I Have Been Given All Authority in Heaven and on Earth.” “On earth”? During the first centuries of Christian history, there was little visible evidence that this – Christ’s final declaration before his Ascension –…
September 26, 2019 Let Us Try to Become “Wise Thieves”: Saints on the Christ’s Cross and the Cross of Everyone of Us The veneration of the Lord’s cross is inseparably connected with the Atonement Sacrifice of the Godman Jesus Christ. By venerating the cross, the Orthodox…
September 24, 2019 Be Here Now: Stability as Virtue “A tree which is often transplanted does not bear fruit.” St. Euthymius the Great Let us take some time to contemplate the importance of…
September 23, 2019 Defining Love These past few weeks, we have been enriched by so many parables in the Gospels, speaking to us about the importance of bearing fruit in…
September 20, 2019 Turn the Other Cheek – From the Desert Fathers The daughter of a certain rich man in Alexandria was suddenly seized by a wicked spirit and was tormented severely. Her father spent much…
September 20, 2019 How Divine Is the Name of God? A little more than a century ago, the Church came face to face with the problem of Imiaslavie: a doctrine that emerged in the…
September 20, 2019 Who’s Afraid of the Most Holy Virgin Mary? The veneration of the Virgin Mary has long been point of contention among Christians. Although it May be difficult to delineate a uniform position…
September 18, 2019 Biblical Roots of the Jesus Prayer It is remarkable to me how deeply biblical the Jesus Prayer is: “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, the sinner.”…
September 18, 2019 Sloth – Slothfulness about Leisure, Spiritual Sloth, How to Overcome Sloth Last week we looked at Bodily, Intellectual and Moral Sloth. Now, moving ahead… Slothfulness regarding Leisure. This sounds like a contradiction. It is not….
September 17, 2019 A Cup of Cold Water Can Lead You to Heaven Many people think that it is very difficult to live by faith and do God’s will. In fact, it is very easy. You just…
