December 21, 2022 Unusual Types of Asceticism and Ascetic Practices The word “saint” is usually associated with an image of an elder, proficient in fasting and prayer. At the same time, today it is…
December 16, 2022 Prayer Rule of the Most Holy Theotokos: When and How to Read It? What is the rule of the Theotokos? How and when to use it? Do I need to take a priest’s blessing to read these…
December 6, 2022 These Books Could Have Entered the Canon of the New Testament The New Testament canon as we know it includes 27 books. It was compiled by St. Athanasius of Alexandria in 367, and affirmed by…
December 1, 2022 Nativity Fast: Why Fast More than the Early Christians? On November 28, we entered the Nativity Fast. Although it is somewhat less strict and less intense than Great Lent, its duration is the…
November 29, 2022 How to Become an Orthodox Christian? Sometimes people baptized in a particular faith decide to switch to another confession or even a different religion. Is it a sin to convert?…
November 22, 2022 “Thanks to the Prison,” Elder Pavel (Gruzdev) Often Repeated, Thanking the Harsh Jail Conditions that Led Him to a Holy Life Archimandrite Pavel (Gruzdev) is one of the remarkable 20-century elders who embraced the act of professing their faith in the Gulag camps and were…
November 19, 2022 What Is the Meaning of 9 and 40 Days after Death? Death in Orthodox Christianity is not viewed as the end of our existence. After death, the soul is only temporarily separated from the body….
November 17, 2022 How I Stopped Reading the Gospel and What I Got Out of It – A Priest’s Story In the early days of my monastic career at the Donskoy Monastery in Moscow, there was a period when I stopped reading the Gospel….
November 8, 2022 Incorporate Almsgiving into Your Gift Shopping: Order from Our Online Catalogue Visitors to our online catalogue will be impressed by our wide variety of offerings, ranging from church objects to vestments and gifts for the…
November 8, 2022 Who Sang at the Ancient Divine Services and How? History of the Eight Ecclesiastical Modes The history of liturgical singing begins in the Heavenly world, where the angelic ranks sing praise to God. Their song originates from before the…
November 7, 2022 Unexpected Effect of Prayers for the Dead: a Funny Incident in a Student Dormitory Sometimes, life tells us amazing stories, showing an excellent sense of humor. I have been reminded of this more than once or twice. When…
November 3, 2022 Is Following God’s Will The Same As Drifting Along The Current? To be honest, I was somewhat confused by the way the question was put. At the same time, its logic is generally understood. God…
