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,…
May 14, 2020 Icon and Hesychasm. Andrei Rublev and Murals of the Dormition Cathedral in Vladimir Andrei Rublev was another, no less brilliant artist of the era of Hesychasm. He was the complete opposite of Theophanes the Greek, although they…
May 14, 2020 Famous Musician Becomes an Orthodox Nun Nun Juliana (Denisova), the senior regent of St. Elisabeth Convent and church composer, told about her professional life and loved ones, about the path…
May 13, 2020 Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh: A Miraculous Fishing In the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. Today’s apostolic epistle tells us that he who sows sparingly – reaps…
May 13, 2020 Icon and Hesychasm. Murals of the Transfiguration Church in Novgorod The Divine Light is one of the main theological notions in iconography. The teachings of the Hesychasts imparted a special depth, sharpness, and fullness…
May 12, 2020 What Should I Do if I See the Dead in My Dreams? Man is the image and likeness of God. The greatest creature on earth. You can even say that the Earth and everything on it,…
May 12, 2020 Saint Amphilohius of Pochaev: A Saint Hated by Demons ,, Life isn’t just a walk through the park’’ people often say this proverb. One person has everything from one’s childhood another person has…
May 12, 2020 What Should We Do if the Sin That Has Been Confessed Continues to Disturb Our Consciences? What do you do if you have confessed a sin but it still bothers your conscience? Should you confess it again? Father Andrei Chizhenko…
