May 11, 2022 Three Nuns, Three War Heroes The end of World War II on 9 May remains a big holiday in this part of the world. It reminds us how much…
May 2, 2022 Father Kirill, a Beloved 21st-century Elder and Confessor of 3 Russian Patriarchs As a front-line soldier in World War II, he discovered the Gospel and found Christ. He put Christ and His word at the center…
April 5, 2022 Elder Vasily Shvets — a Warrior of Christ and a Spiritual Beacon The lives of God’s saints never cease to amaze and inspire us to grow in our faith. Elder Vasily Shvets barely escaped death at…
April 4, 2022 Archbishop John (Shakhovskoy) on Property, Poverty and Wealth In the life of Archbishop John there were many serious changes related to material prosperity. Born into a wealthy princely family, he was deprived…
March 15, 2022 He Took Tonsure at Sixteen, Spent More than 10 Years in a Prison Camp, and Was a Gifted Speaker We continue our series about the prominent elders of the Russian Orthodox Church who illuminated with the light of their righteousness the dark Godless…
March 2, 2022 He Preserved the Free Spirit despite the Inhuman Conditions of the Prison Camps Late Soviet elders take a special place in the history of the Russian Church. These spirit-bearing people have suffered their full share of political…
February 15, 2022 Gerontissa Gabriela, Who Embraced the World with Her Love Eldress Gabriela (in the world, Avrilia Papayannis) was born on 15 October 1897 to a Greek family in Constantinople. She was the youngest in…
February 10, 2022 Elder Vitaly: Episodes from His Life and Fragments from His Teachings Last week, we shared with you the life of Schema-Archimandrite Vitaly. As a follow-up to that publication, here are some episodes from his life…
February 3, 2022 The Genius Singer Galina Vishnevskaya and Her Lifelong Relationship with God Galina Vishnevskaya, a renowned opera singer and recitalist of the Moscow Bolshoi, would have been 95 on 25 October 2021. She became a star…
February 2, 2022 “Walls Will Come Apart with Love!” Father Vitaly Confronted Every Evil with His Humility and Love We continue to acquaint you with the everyday saints of the 20th century. Our narrative today will centre on Schema-Archimandrite Vitaly (Sidorenko). Already as…
