April 17, 2019 Othodox Understanding of True Friendship We tend to have special affection towards certain people and strike a union of friendship with them. Friendship doesn’t contradict the commandment of loving…
April 17, 2019 Why Is The Curtain of the Royal Door Half-Closed During the Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts? The curtain of the Royal Door is half-closed – as opposed to being fully closed during other Liturgies – during the Liturgy of Presanctified…
April 16, 2019 Some Christian Ideas on Raising a Real Man All parents want to raise their boy to be a person they could be proud of; a person who will become the head of…
April 16, 2019 The Unfading Bloom Icon in Russian and Greek Iconography I have previously discussed icons based on the Akathist Hymn to Mary, and today’s example — the Ρόδον τό αμάραντον — Rodon to Amaranton or “Unfading Rose” is…
April 15, 2019 “You Should Care for Your Loved Spouse and Stop Your Constant Excuses” Archimandrite Andrew (Konanos) advises on how to learn to live a fuller marriage. I met a family one day. One of the spouses said,…
April 15, 2019 Spiritual Growth through Irritating People in Your Life Have you ever had a person in your life that simply pushed your buttons whenever you were around them? Perhaps you might just have…
April 15, 2019 “Let the Dead Bury Their Dead”: What Did Christ Mean? We find this statement recorded in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke: “And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first…
April 14, 2019 “Our Life Is War!” The Gospel helps us to rediscover one or another side of our lives every time we read it. It reminds us of how we…
April 14, 2019 How Mary of Egypt Guarded Her 5 Senses and Reached Holiness The Fifth Sunday of the Great Lent is marked with the memory of Saint Mary of Egypt – the great sinner turned a greatest…
April 12, 2019 “Beware When Praying to God!” A story of Eulogius the Stone-Cutter, narrated by Saint Daniel. Fortunately, brothers, there are enough God-loving souls even nowadays. In spite of the fact…
April 12, 2019 Saturday of the Akathist: Why so Special? The Akathist Hymn to the Most Holy Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary, is one of the most beloved services of devotion that we…
April 12, 2019 Gagarin and the Lavra Valentin Vassilyevich Petrov, a retired colonel, a professor at the Center of Cosmonaut Training, and a friend of Yury Gagarin, recalls their trip to…
