November 22, 2022 “Thanks to the Prison,” Elder Pavel (Gruzdev) Often Repeated, Thanking the Harsh Jail Conditions that Led Him to a Holy Life Archimandrite Pavel (Gruzdev) is one of the remarkable 20-century elders who embraced the act of professing their faith in the Gulag camps and were…
October 27, 2022 The Spiritual Legacy of Eldress Sepphora: A Way of Life That Leads to Holiness It is amazing how the Lord uses saints with their different destinies, special gifts and unique experience of the Christian knowledge to reveal to…
September 30, 2022 If God Takes Away All That Is Dearest, He Gives Back Something Even More Precious for Humility. The Widow Who Founded the Monastery on Borodino Field The life of Margarita Tuchkova (Naryshkina) assures us that love never dies, but survives our most bitter losses. It shows us how overcoming grief…
August 2, 2022 Ivan the Terrible: How Could Faith and Violence Coexist in One Person? The contradictory personality of Ivan the Terrible seems to combine the inner portraits of two antipodes. His pathological cruelty and mass atrocities are a…
July 19, 2022 The Blessed Anastasia and Her Extraordinary Sixty-Year Feat of Seated Prayer The grave of the blessed Anastasia at Tbilisi’s Kukija Cemetry continues to attract scores of believers coming for veneration and prayer. Some knew her…
May 26, 2022 Blessed Natalya of Vyritsa and Her Extraordinary Animals “One day, Mother Natalia will come to Vyritsa. People will be asking for her help and prayer, as they have been coming to me.”…
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…
