July 3, 2019 How a Future Bishop Tried to Finish a Soviet School When I was in my final year at school in the late sixties, they were reluctant to give me the certificate because they knew…
July 3, 2019 Impressive Discovery at Jesus Birthplace in Bethlehem The discovery of a baptismal font during the restoration work of the Church of the Nativity in the biblical city of Bethlehem in the…
July 3, 2019 Why It Is not Enough to Be Just Kind for Love We strive to demonstrate our love to God by external actions, good deeds. But in reality, this should not be a priority in our…
July 2, 2019 Are We Homo Sapiens or Homo Liturgicus? There is a boundless diversity of meanings of the Holy Scriptures, which allow for a vast field for interpretation. The Bible is not just…
July 2, 2019 Our Priests’ Word: “Our Path Has Just Started, and We Must Go on” Fr. George Glinski: When everything goes in a sustained way, a person considers himself pretty good. However, when he faces some unexpected circumstances, some…
July 2, 2019 Unseen Miracles: How We Miss True Grace while Looking for Some Wonders People’s need to confirm their faith in the inaccessible God and His energies leads them to seek miracles, to exaggerate them or even to…
July 1, 2019 The Guest in Our Convent: “Love that We Share Will Be Returned to Us!” Steven Lacey is special in many ways. An Orthodox Englishman, a good friend, a man blessed by many virtues and a frequent guest here,…
July 1, 2019 Holy Spirit: the Force that Plants the Whole Church When we enter the Church, we get into the presence of a mystery that far exceeds our ability to fathom or imagine. That mystery…
July 1, 2019 The Divine Liturgy on the Birthday of the Church! The festive church is decorated with greenery, the priests are dressed in green vestments, and the air is full of grace, because it is…
July 1, 2019 Is It Possible to Participate in Sacraments without Wearing a Cross? There is no strict prescription in the church rules or canons stating that participation in church sacraments becomes impossible for those Orthodox Christians who…
June 30, 2019 5 Arguments in Favor of the Existence of God Many people wonder how one can believe in God in the 21st century. The same question was asked in previous centuries, too. Believers, on…
June 30, 2019 What Can an Unbaptized Person Do in the Church? An unbaptized person is outside of the Church. Why isn’t he allowed in? Does he lack anything? Is he spiritually crippled or just doesn’t…
