July 2, 2022 Elder Tikhon, a Great Forgotten Ascetic On the second Sunday after Pentecost, the Church celebrates the feast of all Russian saints and commemorates the Athonite ascetics. Both church holidays converge…
June 30, 2022 Come with Me to Mount Athos. Part 61 Part 60 The evening prayer rule My heart is at peace. How wonderful the feeling! The end of September and early October are perfect…
June 29, 2022 St. Paisios: God Wants Us to Receive Help from Others — Geronda, when I am in difficulty and pray to find a solution, how will I know God’s will? — You cannot know the…
June 27, 2022 Jesus calls His Apostles Commentary on the Gospel According to Matthew by Saint Theophylact of Ochrid Matthew 4:18. As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he…
June 24, 2022 The Love of God and Love for One’s Family: What Does the Scripture Say? Apostle Matthew narrates this teaching of Christ: “Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who…
June 23, 2022 Come with Me to Mount Athos. Part 60 Part 59 The ways we choose Vladimir Georgievich opened the conversation: “An acquaintance of mine, from Moscow, has been planning to visit your church….
June 22, 2022 The History of the Apostles’ Fast and Its Observance at the Church Saint Peter’s Fast, or the Apostles’ fast, is one of the four great fasts of the Church. It is the only fast that varies…
June 21, 2022 Where Does Orthodoxy End and Heresy Starts? A recognized tenet of the faith is a part of the church doctrine, unlike a tenet that has been condemned as heresy. In this…
June 17, 2022 Autocephaly, Autonomy and Self-governance in the Eastern Orthodox Churches Autocephaly Autocephaly is the status of the Church that allows it to govern itself (from the Greek autos – self, and kephalē – head)….
June 17, 2022 When Prayer Trumps Reason: the Salvific Prayers of Saint Monica When we are in difficulty, and someone tells us to pray, we may brush his advice aside as a platitude. But this reaction might…
June 15, 2022 The Hymn to the Theotokos “It Is Truly Meet”: Miracles and the Church Tradition As we continue our exploration of Orthodox liturgics, let us talk about the prayer to the Mother of God that has been said and…
June 14, 2022 Come with Me to Mount Athos. Part 59 Part 58 Our last night on Mount Athos We were trudging toward the hotel. Igor caught up with us in an upbeat mood. We…
