March 21, 2019 “At Confession, All of Your Sins Are Either Forgiven or not Forgiven” When people come to a confession, they sometimes try to list all their possible sins, including the most insignificant ones (e.g., I ate a…
March 20, 2019 Human Fates in St. Elisabeth Convent: Nun Vera (Gordienko), Part II Another Planet “It was extremely difficult for me to adapt to life in the Convent in all its aspects at first,” Nun Vera continues….
March 20, 2019 Do We Know What the Chalice that Jesus Used for His Last Ritual Passover Supper Looked Like? Archimandrite Alypius (Svetlichny) on the history and symbolism of liturgical utensils. It is lamentable sometimes that there are so few descriptions and details in…
March 20, 2019 The Feast Day of the Reigning Icon of the Mother of God in St. Elisabeth Convent Last Saturday, March 16, St. Elisabeth Convent celebrated the feast day of the Reigning Icon of the Mother of God – one of the…
March 19, 2019 Human Fates in St. Elisabeth Convent: Nun Vera (Gordienko), Part I Vera (Faith). This nun got the name Vera during her tonsure for a reason. Before her coming to faith, this woman was addicted to…
March 19, 2019 Special Power of the Prayer of St. Ephraim the Syrian Metropolitan Anthony (Pakanich) on the penitential prayer of St. Ephraim the Syrian. Unjust Justice The Lord allows apparent injustices sometimes in order to lead us…
March 19, 2019 Why Is It Forbidden to Get Married During the Lent? Longing for a source of joy that you’ve lost can make all other delights of the world seem unimportant. Everything has its time and…
March 18, 2019 Church Marriage with an Evangelical and Some Other Questions for a Spiritual Father Church Marriage with an Evangelical: Is It Possible? Q: Father Andrew, your blessing. Please tell me if it’s possible for us to get married…
March 18, 2019 The Basic Rule of Living a Spiritual Life A certain brother asked Abba Sisoes: “Counsel me, Father, for I have fallen to sin. What am I to do?” The Elder said to…
March 17, 2019 5 Greatest Heresies and How the Church Overcame Them There is an unusual and rare service called The Triumph of Orthodoxy held only once a year, on the first Sunday of the Great…
March 17, 2019 Why Are Psalms 27, 51, and 91 Read When in Danger? The fact that believers read these Psalms when attacked by enemies, visible or not, can be explained by the contents of those Psalms. Thus,…
March 15, 2019 The Summit of Great Lent: What Should We Strive For? Spiritual Advice of Metropolitan Anthony (Pakanich) for the Great Lent: The Great Lent is the time when our wishes come true. Did you know…
