January 14, 2020 Homily on the Day of the Circumcision of the Lord and Commemoration of St. Basil the Great “The Lord of all endures circumcision, and He circumcises man’s sins, for He is good.” This is the meaning of today’s Church feast. The…
January 13, 2020 Icon of the Mother of God of the Gate of Dawn This wonderworking icon is truly unique. Both Catholics and Orthodox kneel before it. The great Christian holy site where the icon of the Mother…
January 13, 2020 One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church: What Does the Word “Church” Mean? Every Sunday the Creed is said in Church in which Christians say the words, “I believe in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic church”. It…
January 12, 2020 Mad Herod Orthodox Faith hits you in the face with a pie of sadness. Where do we place the terror and madness of the slaughter of…
January 12, 2020 Victor Vasnetsov Victor Vasnetsov’s artistic career is impressive: he painted pictures, illustrated books, decorated churches, created architectural sketches (for example, he drew a sketch of the…
January 11, 2020 Was Christ Born on December 25? The Church has been celebrating Christmas on December 25 for centuries. However, neither the Scripture nor the Tradition say anything about the exact date…
January 11, 2020 Seeking Perfection in the World of Art: The Artistic Path of Father Sophrony ‘Prayer is infinite creation, the supreme art.’ “O CHRIST our GOD, Desire of our hearts, Diffuse the light of Thy truth over us That…
January 10, 2020 What Is the Antimension For? An antimension (Greek: ἀντί – instead of, and lat. mensa – table, lit. “instead of the table”) is a special rectangular plate made of…
January 10, 2020 Stephen Said: “Vladyka, All Is Well With Me”, Turned and Became Invisible Death is a mystery. It is our third birthday. I will be honest—a day does not go by when I don’t think about death. But…
January 9, 2020 “In the First Months of Rehab, I Didn’t Believe I’d Ever Get Over It”: The Story of a Drug Addict Who Made It Through Nikita Sychev is 35 years old. He was born and raised in Moscow. Up until 18, he was an ordinary guy with no taste…
January 9, 2020 What Can We Learn from St. Stephen? As with almost all Feasts of particular Saints, St. Stephen is only celebrated on a Sunday about once every seven years just like our…
January 8, 2020 To Women Who Do Not Have Children Wives who have husbands but have no children are the most sorrowful wives. One has everything: a good husband, and health, and wealth, and…
