July 5, 2019 919 0 “Chernobyl” Has Ended with Orthodox Prayer. What Prayer Is It? The final shots of the recently released series “Chernobyl” are accompanied by threefold singing “Memory Eternal”. The last episode is called the same way….
July 5, 2019 185 0 Why Should We Pray “on Behalf of All and for All”? The topics of heaven, hell, purgatory, hades, life-after-death, the judgment, etc., are not among my favorites. There is a particular reason for this: everybody…
July 4, 2019 115 0 Patriotism: Let Us Lead the World in a Spirit of Humility “Let every person be subject to the governing authorities; for there is no authority except from God, and those authorities that exist have been…
July 4, 2019 454 1 Spiritual Father’s Sermon: “Love Is above Everything!” A person cannot love anyone without God. When we look through the eyes of natural vision (natural for our state of spiritual life), we…
July 4, 2019 260 0 In Jesus Christ All Saints Are Alive! Vigil lights are placed before the icons of the saints, according to Saint Symeon the New Theologian, as a way of showing that without…
July 3, 2019 137 0 How a Future Bishop Tried to Finish a Soviet School When I was in my final year at school in the late sixties, they were reluctant to give me the certificate because they knew…
July 3, 2019 235 0 Impressive Discovery at Jesus Birthplace in Bethlehem The discovery of a baptismal font during the restoration work of the Church of the Nativity in the biblical city of Bethlehem in the…
July 3, 2019 163 0 Why It Is not Enough to Be Just Kind for Love We strive to demonstrate our love to God by external actions, good deeds. But in reality, this should not be a priority in our…
July 2, 2019 556 0 Are We Homo Sapiens or Homo Liturgicus? There is a boundless diversity of meanings of the Holy Scriptures, which allow for a vast field for interpretation. The Bible is not just…
July 2, 2019 116 0 Our Priests’ Word: “Our Path Has Just Started, and We Must Go on” Fr. George Glinski: When everything goes in a sustained way, a person considers himself pretty good. However, when he faces some unexpected circumstances, some…