May 20, 2020 One of the Thirteen: St. David of Garejeli It happened in the sixth century. A group of Syrian monks came to Georgia for missionary purposes. Georgia had been an Orthodox country for…
May 20, 2020 The Most Basic Human Need And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring…
May 19, 2020 Icons Which Russian People Prayed Before During Epidemics We remember that they pray not to icons, but before icons, turning to the Lord, the Theotokos, saints… And it is not the icon…
May 19, 2020 Archimandrite Andrew (Konanos): Going to Church Not a Duty, But a Matter of Love You should improve yourself because you love Christ rather than to meet your selfish needs. You have to work hard to improve yourself with…
May 18, 2020 What Do We Need to Get Saved: Baby Steps That Take You Far (Word on the Benefit to the Soul) Many people ask, “What do we do to get saved?” How do we answer that question? It…
May 18, 2020 Iconography Secrets of an Athos Monk The meeting with Father Luke from the Monastery of Xenophon, the Holy Mount Athos, took place in the School of the Saint Elisabeth Convent….
May 16, 2020 When Does Spiritual Maturity Come? Is it about age? Or is it about wisdom? Or maybe it’s about abstract achievement of spiritual perfection? Not really. After the Flood, God…
May 16, 2020 Are We Broken or Transformed? The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. John. (4:5-42) Today we are blessed with one of the most profound and rich passages…
May 16, 2020 Miter One cannot imagine a bishop without a miter, which is, if not the most important, but nevertheless remarkable and quite ancient element of bishop’s…
May 16, 2020 Tips for Reading the Holy Scriptures Blessed Jerome of Stridon said, “Not knowing the Holy Scriptures means not knowing Christ”. Saint Seraphim of Sarov taught that one should teach one’s…
May 15, 2020 Why Are All the Saints on the Icons Alike? Each of us has at least once heard or said an expression “icon-painting face”. What kind of faces are they talking about? Regular features…
May 15, 2020 Was the Persian Catholicos the Successor of Apostle Peter? One often hears that the doctrine of the primacy of the Apostle Peter and, as a consequence, the primacy of the See of Rome,…
