February 27, 2019 Some Tips That May Be Useful When Crisis Come When a serious issue or a crisis comes into your life, how will you deal with it? For most of us it is a…
February 26, 2019 Elder Paisios: Patience as the Key to Harmony in Your Family Life What are we to do when faced by an angry family member? Elder Paisios advises us to keep quiet and say the Jesus prayer….
February 26, 2019 What Does It Mean to Crucify One’s Flesh with Affections and Lusts? Apostle Paul says, And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts (Gal. 5:24). What does it mean? Saint Martinian…
February 26, 2019 A Brief Overview of Orthodox History in Belarus Belarus accepted Christianity from the Byzantine Empire with the establishment of the first diocese (the Polotsk diocese) in 992, which is regarded as the…
February 25, 2019 Prayer of Political Consequence, or Some Interesting Facts from the Life of St. Alexius of Moscow A brilliant statesman who translated the New Testament, built churches and monasteries, developed church canons and promulgated reforms, a diplomat, a man of prayer…
February 25, 2019 The Image and Meaning of Fire in Orthodox Tradition I heard a sermon at a Liturgy in the Boarding Home. The priest likened human souls to vigil lamps filled with oil and waiting…
February 24, 2019 The Ruby Ring Once there was a King whose most prized possession was a ruby ring that had been in the royal family since before anyone could…
February 24, 2019 Commentary on the Epistle Reading on the Sunday of the Prodigal Son The text of this Epistle (1 Cor. 6:12–20) has always caused confusion among the exegetes of the past who regarded all words as though they…
February 24, 2019 Embracing the Prodigal Son Some people abandon themselves to sin in order to cover up their lack of self esteem. In their need for intimacy and acceptance, they…
February 22, 2019 What the Contemporaries of Patriarch Tikhon Told about His Holiness The Catalog of Good Deeds team has prepared a selection of stories that the contemporaries of Holy Patriarch Tikhon told about him: Saint…
February 22, 2019 Mystery of Repentance: How Often Should One Confess? This month, I would like to address how often one should go to Confession. This is not an easy issue to discuss because depending…
February 22, 2019 A True Story about the Uncovering of the Relics of Patriarch Tikhon From book “Everyday Saints and Other Stories” by Bishop Tikhon (Shevkunov). One of the many mysteries of ecclesiastical life in Soviet times was what…
