December 13, 2018 Christmas Memories from the Catalog of Good Deeds: “24 Frames of Christmas Magic per Second” Dear friends! The Catalog of Good Deeds team starts a new series of personal stories devoted to the Feast of the Nativity. Our brothers…
December 12, 2018 St. Spyridon the Wonderworker and the Deceitful Merchant from Tremithus The Deceitful Merchant There was a merchant from Tremithus who had the practice of borrowing money from Saint Spyridon in order to purchase…
December 12, 2018 What Does Physical Health Mean for Orthodox Christians? There’s a slim chance of finding someone who will openly claim that she wants to be sick. It seems natural to want to be…
December 11, 2018 Living According to the Faith: the Key Points by St. Philaret of Moscow Lessons of the Great Archpastor, the Ever-memorable Metropolitan Philaret of Moscow (November 19, 1867) Faith in Christ has existed on earth for almost…
December 11, 2018 The Nativity Fast: What Can We Do with Christmas Parties? Question: “Now that the Christmas season has begun — in our secular society called the “holiday season” — there are parties held at workplaces. But…
December 11, 2018 Archimandrite Andrew (Konanos) on His Meeting with Elder Paisius and the Elder’s Life-Changing Advice And Father Paisius replied with a question, “That’s what I tell you, my child…” We have our own opinions about everything. It seems…
December 10, 2018 Why Our Faith Should Not Be Conditional The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke 13:10-17 Can you imagine struggling with an illness for nearly 2 straight decades?…
December 10, 2018 The Theotokos “of the Sign”: the Meaning of the Image and Its Name This is the icon most likely to confront any visitor to an Orthodox church or cathedral, as it is usually present in the upper…
December 10, 2018 Q&A with a Priest: “What If We Can’t Have Kids?” There are many couples who cannot become parents. How should they view their childlessness if it was sent by God? It’s hard for…
December 9, 2018 Lost Keys or How We Look for the Truth in Wrong Places Last week, I dropped by a friend’s house and found him on his hands and knees in the front yard. He was frantically searching…
December 8, 2018 Bible Stories: What Did Moneychangers Do in the Jerusalem Temple? We all remember the story about the Lord making a whip and casting moneychangers and merchants out of the Jerusalem Temple. Do you…
December 8, 2018 Annunciation as the Beginning of the Nativity Story And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy…
