December 19, 2019 Theophanes the Greek The development of Russian culture in the Middle Ages is characterized by the active development of church architecture. Newly built temples had to be…
December 18, 2019 The Holy Apostle Andrew’s Commemoration Day On the day of commemoration of the Apostle Andrew the First-Called, we congratulated the spiritual father of the convent on his Patron saint’s day…
December 18, 2019 The Mystery of Vestments on the Icons of the Savior Iconography is a unique phenomenon in medieval art that carries one’s consciousness away into the spiritual world. Everything matters: not only the image itself…
December 18, 2019 Three Questions for the Spiritual Father Question: Father Andrew, I would like to hear your opinion about meditation, yoga. Is it a sin to study the work of the Vedic…
December 17, 2019 Saint Theophan the Recluse: How to Keep Righteousness in Family Life The Attitude of The Mother-In-Law to A Newly-Married Daughter-In-Law However, I am writing to you to ease your concerns; “what kind of person she…
December 17, 2019 Is the Septuagint More Reliable than the Hebrew Text of the Old Testament? In the “Encyclical of the Eastern Patriarchs” of 1848, which was a reply to the epistle of Pope Pius IX, “To the Easterns,” the…
December 17, 2019 On Physical Labor If Adam had a passport-like document, it would have stated “married” in the section Marital Status, the word “Paradise” would have been in the…
December 16, 2019 On the Power of Women and the Power of Truth Luke 20:27-44 Hebrews 3:5-11, 17-19 One day the Sadducees, who denied the possibility of resurrection, asked the Lord Jesus a tricky question: whose wife…
December 16, 2019 Strange That Our Money Says: In God We Trust There are two great money problems in the Scriptures: too little and too much. The theme of the poor is a constant throughout both…
December 15, 2019 What Shall I Do to Inherit Eternal Life? “What shall I do to inherit eternal life?” – one asked Christ. And the Lord answered him: “If thou wilt” eternal life, “keep the…
December 15, 2019 Wedding Hymn-Troparion of the Holy Martyrs “O holy Martyrs, who have contested well and have been crowned, intercede with the Lord, that mercy be granted to our souls.” The Orthodox…
December 14, 2019 Holy Martyr Vincent of Saragossa The memory of the Orthodox martyr Vincent of Saragossa from Spain was commemorated on November 11/24. It was decided to establish a celebration of…
