February 18, 2020 Saint Xenia of Petersburg Feast in our Boarding Home’s Chapel All-night vigil and Divine Liturgy in a boarding home’s chapel in honour of Saint Xenia of Petersburg. Photos by Maxim Chernogolov
February 17, 2020 The Divnogorskaya Sicilian Icon of the Mother of God Stops Deadly Epidemic The Divnogorskaya Sicilian Icon of the Mother of God was named after the place of its original location and its glorification in the Holy…
February 17, 2020 A Monk from a Samurai Family Hierodeacon Nikolai (Ono) comes from an old family of priests of the Japanese Orthodox Church. His great-great grandfather’s name—Priest John Ono—is often mentioned in…
February 16, 2020 They Want Me To Go To Church Not So Much For My Sake As For Their Sake A child once told me, “Father, I would like to go to church in the morning. I really want to go.” “Great,” I tell…
February 15, 2020 St. Nicholas of Japan on Buddhism Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Archbishop Nicholas (Kasatkin; 1836-1912), an outstanding missionary to Japan where he labored for over fifty years, was the founder of the Japanese…
February 15, 2020 The Triple Meaning of the Axios You can always hear a very ancient exclamation, most often in Ancient Greek – ἄξιος, which means “worthy”, during the ordination of the deacon,…
February 14, 2020 Did Peter and Paul Argue? But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed. For before that certain came…
February 13, 2020 Atheists’ Killer Argument: Why Do Babies Suffer? Perhaps this is the most vulnerable point of our faith. The opponents of Christianity love to muzzle us with this question, while we are…
February 13, 2020 Christian Love and Human Eros on Valentine’s Day Valentine’s Day is a big deal in America and I am not going to try to diminish that. Even though trying to trace back…
February 12, 2020 Simon Ushakov No other icon painter got such contradictory opinions about his work as Simon Ushakov. Did he ruin the iconographic tradition, or was he its…
February 12, 2020 An Icon as a Profile Picture: Is It Blasphemy or Not? Question: Can I use an icon as my profile picture? Is it blasphemy or not? Answer: An icon is a sacred image. It is…
February 12, 2020 St. Basil the Great: “Do Not Sink Back!” Make the effort to rise from the ground. Remember the good Shepherd who will follow and rescue you. Whether you are wounded in both…
