September 24, 2020 Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh about Elder Silouan In 1938 a man died on Mount Athos. He was a very simple man, a peasant from Russia who came to Mount Athos when…
September 23, 2020 Kazanskaya-Kaplunovskaya Icon of the Mother of God Feast Days: September 24 July 21 HISTORY OF THE ICON At the end of the 17th century lived a pious priest, Fr. Ioann Ilyich…
September 23, 2020 Is There Such Thing in the Church as the Eighth Ecumenical Council Has the Eighth Ecumenical Council already taken place? If you ask virtually any Orthodox Christian how many Ecumenical Councils there were in the church,…
September 22, 2020 Holy Fathers about the Inner Struggle “… There are two watchful guards that a warrior of Christ should constantly resort to sobriety and discretion. The former is turned inside a…
September 22, 2020 Can a Christian Be Tolerant? Q: To what extent can a Christian be tolerant and can a Christian be tolerant in general? A: It should be noted that the…
September 21, 2020 On the Twofold Ministry. Nativity of Most Holy Theotokos Luke 1: 39-49, 56 Luke 10: 38–42, 11: 27–28 At first glance, the Gospel read at the liturgy on almost all feasts of the…
September 21, 2020 Does the New Testament Tell Us that Mary Is the Mother of Christians, the Mother of the Church? Last time we saw how often the Virgin Mary is mentioned in the New Testament. Nobody except her Son comes close. Then… well, go…
September 20, 2020 One Reason Why God Allows Evil Spirits to Rage in Human Bodies The miracle of St. Simeon and the presbyter It is known that evil spirits try to destroy human souls not only by arousing, promoting…
September 20, 2020 Why Do We Honor the Mother of God? Because the Bible Says So! The Virgin Mary…? Those of you who were raised Orthodox or Roman Catholic cannot imagine how hard it was for most of us former…
September 19, 2020 Should I Marry a Non-Believer? Archimandrite Savva (Janich), Abbot of Dečani Monastery (Serbia) replies. Q: Father Savva, please answer the following question. What to do for a woman who…
September 19, 2020 Not Yours, But You: Almsgiving in the Modern Age In the Gospels there are many “hard sayings” of our Savior. Of these hard sayings, there are also many which have been all but…
September 18, 2020 Sin, Passion and Vice – What Is the Difference? In Greek ‘to sin’ means “to miss,” in the sense of missing or not reaching a goal. If a person is hungry, he can…
