July 21, 2022 Come with Me to Mount Athos. Part 64 Part 63 Docheiariou In the meantime, we were already approaching the gates of the Docheiariou monastery. We were planning to conclude our visit to…
July 19, 2022 The Blessed Anastasia and Her Extraordinary Sixty-Year Feat of Seated Prayer The grave of the blessed Anastasia at Tbilisi’s Kukija Cemetry continues to attract scores of believers coming for veneration and prayer. Some knew her…
July 18, 2022 Touched by the Holy Hand: Stories Told by the Artefacts Kept in the House-museum of St. Elisabeth Feodorovna in Moscow One can learn about the life of a saint by reading a book or watching a documentary. However, nothing helps to get to know…
July 16, 2022 Episodes from the lives of the Royal martyrs A lesson in humility The royal couple was taking a walk in a park when a box fell off a carriage carrying mail. Immediately,…
July 15, 2022 Why Do the Altars of Orthodox Churches Face the East? In the architectural tradition of the Eastern Orthodox Churches, the altar part is located on the eastern side of the church building. In view…
July 13, 2022 Come with Me to Mount Athos. Part 63 Part 62 Parting with the St. Panteleimon Monastery On the way to our cell, we dropped in the local icon shop. Nothing special, except…
July 12, 2022 God’s Power Is Manifest in Weakness: Learning from St. Peter and St. Paul In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Today we commemorate the Apostles Peter and Paul. Peter was an apostle…
July 8, 2022 Saint John of Shanghai, as Remembered by His Spiritual Children. Part 2 Part 1 The first letter arrived in 1949, on the Feat Day day of St James. Archbishop John wrote: “Dear Zhora and Sima! I…
July 6, 2022 Saint John of Shanghai, as Remembered by His Spiritual Children. Part 1 With his God-pleasing life, St. John of Shanghai served as a universal model of patristic Orthodoxy. From China to Western Europe and the United…
July 5, 2022 Come with Me to Mount Athos. Part 62 Part 61 Lights out, time to bed Igor was already in the room. He looked at us from under his sheet, his eyes glowing…
July 5, 2022 Orthodox Architecture. What Unusual Shapes Can Orthodox Churches Have? What is our idea of an Orthodox church? Today, we might visualise it as a building or rock and mortar, painted in white or…
July 5, 2022 Our Friend Aaron Barwell’s Visit to the Convent Recently we had a guest in our Convent – Aaron Barwell from England. It was so nice to meet this meek and pious man….
