July 28, 2021 “I Have Lost Everything Except for What I Have Given Away”. Blessing of Elder Gabriel from the Koutloumousiou Monastery in Mt Athos I pray to God that He may grant us His grace, so that we can love Him with all our hearts and souls, and…
July 23, 2021 «Prayer Is the Most Awesome Thing in the World» — Selected Quotes from the Actor Piotr Mamonov On 15 July, the Russian actor Piotr Mamonov departed to God at seventy years of age. As a tribute to this outstanding actor, we…
July 20, 2021 Viewing Monasticism as a Lived Experience Archpriest Vladimir Kotsaba accepted monastic tonsure with the name Victor on 20 March 2015 at Kiev – Pechersk Lavra from Metropolitan Onufriy (Berezovsky), Primate…
June 22, 2021 “Everything ‘Human’ Will End in Nothing”.A Few Quotes from His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II What kind of person was Patriarch Alexy II? What was he like in his youth; what did he particularly enjoy and what did he…
June 13, 2021 Salt of the Earth. Patriarch Pavle His Holiness Serbian Patriarch Pavle always avoided idle talk, but sometimes he compromised this principle for edifying others. One fun seeker often spent time…
June 3, 2021 A Wondrous Purity of Mind. Blessed Gerondissa Macrina On June 4 we honor the repose day of blessed Gerondissa Macrina (in the world, Maria Vassopoulou), abbess of the Panagia Hodigitria Monastery near Volos, Greece,…
March 16, 2021 “Who Am I?”—The Main Question of Great Lent Who am I? This is the main question of Great Lent. We try to answer it at the Great Canon, pondering the words of…
March 9, 2021 Music Stars Who Left the Stage to Seek the Glory of God These two rock musicians were rising stars in the eyes of their fans, and prodigal sons in the eyes of our Lord. Through His…
February 20, 2021 God, Almighty and All-powerful In the early modern and modern ages, there is one common view of God that has taken precedence in philosophy and in culture in…
February 13, 2021 “You Willingly Call Yourselves Slaves!” Of Freedom and Slavery “You willingly call yourselves slaves!” I often get to hear this from the critics of Christianity. It reflects a common…
January 28, 2021 David, God’s beloved David comes from India, and he lives there. He used to be a Hindu, like most people in his country. After many sorrows, he…
January 24, 2021 “Those who Lack Faith Hope for a Miracle” – Memorable Quotes by the Honorary Patriarchal Exarch of Belarus, Metropolitan Philaret On January 12, 2021, at the age of 85, Metropolitan Filaret (Vakhromeev) reposed in the Lord. Many people call him a mountain of a…
