July 16, 2020 Get Up Early to Speak to God I myself will awake early. Psalm 57:8 This is said by a person who is constrained by worries and griefs. He will rise early…
July 16, 2020 Is It True That It Is Not a Sin to Deceive People Whose Faith Is Different from Ours? (The story of a Christian who took gold from a Jew and swore to him that he hadn’t). Whatever faith a person may be,…
July 15, 2020 Icon of the Mother of God of Akhtyr This shrine with an incredible history of finding, unfortunately, was lost in 1903. It was stolen when sent to St. Petersburg for restoration. Today,…
July 15, 2020 The Bible and the Ugaritic Literature French archaeologists discovered thousands of clay tablets in 1929 in the newly discovered city of Ugarit, one of the oldest trade city-states of the…
July 14, 2020 What and How the First Christians Ate The Last Supper, at which Jesus Christ established the main sacrament – the Eucharist, was also a special solemn feast, followed by the main…
July 14, 2020 Getting Married I was 27. I had a good job, a higher education (and a half), and a cat. I wanted to get married. I accidentally…
July 13, 2020 Why Do Our Children Become Out of Control? Once again they will say that this monk should mind his own business, but nowadays it is a crime for anyone to keep quiet…
July 12, 2020 The Holy Apostles Rocky Johnson and Paul On July 12 we celebrate the feast of the Apostles Peter and Paul. The usual icon for the feast shows them united, embracing in…
July 11, 2020 Saint Paisius the Athonite: Reasoning is the Salt of Virtue We need reasoning in everything that we do, so that it pleases God, and in every virtue so that it is really a virtue….
July 11, 2020 The Ministry of Subdeacons This article is devoted to the ministry of subdeacons – the highest degree of lower clergy, followed by the actual three-tier hierarchy of the…
July 10, 2020 Can I Pray for Animals? In the Book of the Prophet Joel, we read: “The beasts of the field cry also unto Thee…” (1:20). Therefore, if God accepts their…
July 10, 2020 The Usual Beginning of Prayers This article will deal with the topic of the usual beginning of the divine services. What is the meaning and purpose of these initial…
