June 23, 2023 The Secret Angel and Easter Basket Charitable Campaigns in 2023: an Update on Results It has been a long-standing practice at our catalogue to hold these two charitable events in advance of the major feasts of Christ’s Nativity…
June 21, 2023 The Life and Exploits of Monk Barnabas (Belyaev), Bishop and a Fool for Christ Bishop Barnabas (Belyaev) was a monk, bishop, hermit, ascetic writer, candidate of theology, and a fool for Christ. It was as though his life had…
June 9, 2023 Dwelling and Prayer Place of St. John the Russian St John of Russia is revered in Orthodox Greece no less widely than St Nicholas the Wonderworker and the Venerable Seraphim of Sarov are…
June 8, 2023 Miracles of St. John the Russian: The Prevented Shipwreck A merchant ship was sailing on the high seas to its destination, carrying goods. It was in one of the northern seas that the…
June 7, 2023 Miracles of St John the Russian: Healing a Child’s Cancer There are some amazing entries in the records of the recent miracles performed by St John the Russian. They include a salvation from shipwreck…
May 30, 2023 Orthodox Antarctica A wooden Orthodox church was consecrated in 2004 in the harsh ice of Antarctica. Since then, the Divine Liturgy has been celebrated year-round in…
May 23, 2023 “If You Want to Hang Me, Here’s the Rope!” — Orthodox Bishop Unafraid of the Nazis Saved Thousands Choosing between good and evil is easy. Choosing between a greater evil and a lesser one is a more difficult task, especially if it…
May 15, 2023 Why Don’t People Die from Deadly Sins? Why are mortal sins so named? Do they bring a person closer to death? What if a person cannot get rid of such sins? …
May 9, 2023 A Testament to Faith: The Life of Archpriest Nikolai Golubtsov Archpriest Nikolai Golubtsov is an influential and beloved figure in the spiritual landscape of Moscow. Father Nikolai was at the very core of religious…
April 22, 2023 Why Does the Priest Use a Three-Branched Candlestick during Easter Service? This practice comes from the hierarchical Liturgy, during which the bishop uses special candlesticks with braided candles. These candlesticks are called dikirion (Greek for…
April 13, 2023 Are The Torments Of Hell And The Heavenly Bliss Eternal? Questions concerning divine justice and man’s ultimate destiny have always been equally important to theologians and philosophers, as well as to ordinary people. We…
April 6, 2023 The Mystery of Christ’s Parable of the Lost Drachma: What Was So Special about This Coin? In his parables, Christ often touches on the subject of money. Among such parables is the story of the lost coin. It tells of…
