June 24, 2019 The Incarnation and Deification: How God Shares His Divinity with our Humanity The idea that Christ would have incarnated in the flesh, even if Adam and Eve had not fallen, was taught by a number of…
June 24, 2019 “Lord Remembers Those Whom People Forget!” Orthodox Nun on Prayer for the Departed The question “Why do we pray for the dead?” is based on two problems. The first one is the personal relationships between God and…
June 23, 2019 How Should an Orthodox Christian Celebrate His Birthday and Name Day? There was a priest who celebrated his birthday, which was the same as his name day. When the Divine Liturgy was over, he went…
June 23, 2019 “Never, Ever Dare to Be Proud”: Spiritual Guidance for Everyone by St. Alexiy (Mechev) No matter what sin you committed, repent, and God will be eager to accept you with open arms. Be like a child in everything…
June 23, 2019 St. Alexiy (Mechev): “Live for Others, and You Yourself Will Be Saved!” Commemorated on June 9. Since so many of the saints whom we venerate lived in the early years of Christianity, it would be easy…
June 23, 2019 Developing Good Spiritual Shape for Good Spiritual Life Being too lazy to pray to God is the first symptom from which you can tell that your mind and soul goes dark, St. John…
June 21, 2019 Why Are Angels Called Bodiless Powers of Heaven? “Mommy, does Grandma have wings now?” “Yes, dear, when Grandma died she went to heaven and turned into an angel.” Wrong! Statistics say 80%…
June 21, 2019 “Do Not Get Dirty!”: 5 Facts to Know about the “Holi Festival of Colors” Almost all over the world, the so-called “holi colors festivals” have been held for last several years. During such festivals, people are throwing colors…
June 21, 2019 Who Is This Old Man on the Pentecost Icon? The Church has entered the new liturgical season, the season of Pentecost. This holiday crowns our Savior’s plan of making all human race be…
June 20, 2019 The Death of Christ Destroyed Death and Hell and Released All Its Captives According to the Orthodox doctrine, when Jesus died on the cross, his soul descended into the hell and his divinity destroyed the powers of…
June 20, 2019 Dry Lilies Blossomed in Krasnogorsk Monastery Eighth Time in a Row Dry lilies under a glass cover of the Joy of All Who Sorrow icon, located in a church of Krasnogorsk All Saints Monastery (Mukachevo,…
June 19, 2019 Fr. Andrey Lemeshonok: “The Holy Spirit Has Blessed All of Us Today!” It is very difficult for us, earthbound, tuned for everything external and temporal people, to contain the verb of God, the Life-giving Spirit, but…
