August 11, 2022 A Visit to Saint Elisabeth’s Hometown Darmstadt (PART 2) A Visit to Saint Elisabeth’s Hometown Darmstadt (PART 1) Ernest Louis, like his sister Elisabeth, was very interested in painting and architecture. He participated…
August 10, 2022 Saint Panteleimon, Saint Luke and 8 Other Sainted Doctors On 9 August, we commemorate the Great Martyr Panteleimon. He was a prominent physician – but not the only one among the Orthodox Christian…
August 5, 2022 A Visit to Saint Elisabeth’s Hometown Darmstadt For the sisters of Saint Elisabeth Convent, missionary visits to Western Europe are an opportunity to explore the sites connected with the life of…
August 3, 2022 Saint Paisios on How Two Words Once Saved his Troop from Death and Why a Monk’s Way to Help People Is Prayer A nun once asked the Venerable Paisios of the Holy Mountain, “Geronda, what does prayer mean for you personally?” The holy elder gave an…
August 3, 2022 The Return of Mosaics to Russia: a Grand Undertaking of the Russian Scientist Lomonosov Mikhail Lomonosov was an outstanding scientist whose discoveries contributed to the progress of his homeland Russia and the world. Many of his achievements were…
August 2, 2022 Ivan the Terrible: How Could Faith and Violence Coexist in One Person? The contradictory personality of Ivan the Terrible seems to combine the inner portraits of two antipodes. His pathological cruelty and mass atrocities are a…
August 1, 2022 Church Candle. How to Correctly Light Candles for the Living and the Reposed? Church Candle The history of the candle can be traced since the very inception of the Church. This can be seen from the Holy…
July 29, 2022 What Was Life Like at the First Christian Monastery Founded by Saint Pachomius the Great? St. Anthony the Great is honoured as the father of coenobitic monasticism. Yet the Venerable Pachmius the Great takes the credit for establishing the…
July 27, 2022 Come with Me to Mount Athos. Part 65 Part 64 Docheiariou (continued) Over time, the image of the Theotokos “Quick to Hear” began to fall into disrepair. The image on the wall…
July 27, 2022 What Do Gestures on Icons Mean? Blessing The most common gesture that we see depicted on icons is believed to signify the “blessing”. Do we understand this gesture correctly? Let us…
July 24, 2022 What is Holy Water and How to Use It? What is holy water symbolism in the Bible? Where does holy water come from? How to use it correctly and for what purpose? Find…
July 22, 2022 Results of Our 2022 Easter Basket Charity Event Following a good tradition, we held our Easter Basket charity event just before Easter this year. We collect donations annually to buy gifts on…
