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…
April 11, 2019 “Horoscope for a Bishop” or Why People Are Disappointed When a Priest Can’t Foretell God’s Will It is quite normal for a believer to try to find out God’s will concerning himself and his life. The problem is how to…
April 11, 2019 The Battlefield within our Hearts Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You! (Ps. 119:11) Years ago, I heard a statement…
April 11, 2019 Why Living without Tension Is a Bad Goal for a Christian Those who follow much of the current pop-psychology and religious thought might be under the impression that perfect, unending peace of mind is the…
April 10, 2019 Rassophore Monk and Stavrophore Monk: What is the Difference? According to one tradition (e.g., the one observed in Kiev Caves Lavra), there are several degrees of monasticism. First, a novice becomes a Rassophore…
April 10, 2019 Tonsures Performed in St. Elisabeth Convent Bishop Ignatius of Baraŭliany, who is an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Minsk, led the Great Compline in our Convent on April 1, the…
April 10, 2019 What Counts As Blasphemy? Dictionaries define blasphemy as the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God; irreverence toward something considered sacred or inviolable….
April 9, 2019 Holy Princess Sophia of Slutsk, the Defender of Belarusian Orthodoxy When I was traveling in Eastern Poland, local Orthodox believers told me about their church traditions dating back centuries, which other places have long…
