July 28, 2020 The Baptism by Fire: Did It Actually Happen? It is believed that the Holy Prince Vladimir baptized Russia with “fire and sword” that is by force. He allegedly ordered to kill dissenters…
July 27, 2020 “I Was Afraid to Tell My Jewish Father that We Were Baptized.” I was born in a Jewish family. My father was an Assistant Rabbi. We didn’t go to synagogue often, but celebrated the feast days…
July 26, 2020 He Said It Would Hurt A Lot, And Then He Crossed Me: How One Man Met A Saint During The War This is an amazing story I recently heard from a war veteran from Petrozavodsk. His name is Dmitry Moskalev, he is 97 years old….
July 26, 2020 What to Do when Life Reaches a Dead End? Who among us is insured against deadlock situations in life? We all tend to fall into a dead end that, as it seems, has…
July 24, 2020 Air Is Like God… Air is like God. It is always near, and you can’t see it. You learn how necessary it is when you lack it. Sun…
July 24, 2020 Breaking Bread It was not customary in the countries of the ancient Middle East described in the Bible to cut bread; rather, they would break it…
July 24, 2020 Saint Juliania of Alšany On July 6, the Belarusian Orthodox Church celebrated the memory of the Belarusian princess who died for an unknown reason at the age of…
July 24, 2020 Building an Orthodox Parish A large part of the problem with some Orthodox parishes (at least of my acquaintance) is not lack of money or lack of a…
July 23, 2020 Practical Tips: Before and After Communion There are two important concepts in the Orthodox ascetics: the purification of the mind and the preservation of the mind, which can be called…
July 23, 2020 The Story of the Holy Prophet Elijah – Part Two So, now began the great confrontation between Elijah and the prophets of Baal, between truth and falsehood, between God and paganism. Elijah said, Take…
July 22, 2020 Baptismal Exorcism What is a baptismal exorcism? Why is it necessary to perform the ritual of casting out evil spirits and renounce Satan before dying and…
July 22, 2020 The Story of the Holy Prophet Elijah August 2 (July 20) is the feast of the Prophet Elijah. This is a wonderful story – of how God’s faithful prophet stood up…
