August 14, 2019 Spending Buried Treasure The Christian walk can be tough. You try to do the right thing, live the right way, follow the fasts, say your prayers, but then…
August 14, 2019 A Beast with a Halo: What Do We Know of the Most Arguable Saint? The icon of Saint Christopher (which was later prohibited by the Synod of 1722 for being “contrary to nature, history, and the truth itself”)…
August 13, 2019 The Eucharist – the Seal of Christian Marriage We know from the Church history that there hadn’t existed any special ritual of Matrimony until the 9th century. The Sacrament of Matrimony was…
August 13, 2019 Gender Confusion and the Extinction of True Manhood Just as it is difficult to gain a true perspective of the size of a mountain when one is actually on the mountain, so…
August 12, 2019 3 Questions for the Spiritual Father of St. Elisabeth Convent God Doesn’t Give Me What I Ask Him For. Should I Continue Praying? Question: Father Andrey, your blessing. Can it be that a person…
August 12, 2019 A Recent Miracle: St. Nicholas and the Church Keys This story is told by nun Maustrigia. During the Soviet persecution of churches, her monastery was closed down and all the nuns were told…
August 12, 2019 Social Media as a Springboard to Prayer Facebook isn’t fun anymore. It used to be a great place where people shared posts about life events and articles of interest. I learned…
August 10, 2019 Why Do Children Suffer? This is a “damned” question that quite a few people keep asking. From one generation to another, they are pestered by this horrendous thought…
August 10, 2019 Demons and How They Attack Humans We may have heard the opinion that the dark powers influence people only in relation to the evil eye or maleficium. Hardly anyone pays…
August 10, 2019 Saint Nicholas, Protector of Children On this day, the Church celebrates the memory of one of her most beloved saints—St. Nicholas the Wonderworker of Myra and Lycia. St. Nicholas…
August 10, 2019 Why You Can’t Do Orthodoxy By the Book (or the Blog) There is a grave problem with Orthodoxy – you can’t do it by the book. Even less so, can you do it by the…
August 9, 2019 Greatmartyr and Healer Panteleimon’s Miracles The Great Martyr and Healer Panteleimon was born in the city of Nicomedia into the family of the illustrious pagan Eustorgius, and he was…
