November 29, 2018 The Shrewd Steward: What Does this Parable Mean? “There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.” The…
November 28, 2018 Colonel, Doctor, Bishop and Martyr: a Life Story of Holy Martyr Seraphim (Chichagov) On 11 December Russian Orthodox Church commemorates Holy Hieromartyr Seraphim (Chichagov) of Petrograd. To honor his memory, we offer you an excerpt from Fr. Yves Dubois’…
November 28, 2018 The Miracles of the Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God of the Sign The first to be healed was my wife (at that time she was not yet my wife). It happened thus: Gallia Alexandrovna, with her…
November 28, 2018 “Our Laziness and Lack of Faith Leads Us into a Dead-End!” By Fr. Andrew Lemeshonok I’m a priest, right? A spiritual father, if you like. To be honest, I’m nobody. I know that but…
November 27, 2018 “That Doesn’t Concern Me!” or Why Such Viewpoint Cannot Be Christian A Mouse looked through the crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a package. He wondered with great curiosity, “What food…
November 27, 2018 The Problem of Our Sticky Souls “If we desire to be in good things after the death of this body, let us take every care that our soul does not…
November 27, 2018 Should We Fast in the Presence of Unbelievers? There is a remarkable story in the book Everyday Saints related to fasting. Russian monks came to the Caucasus during the Chechen War to hear…
November 26, 2018 How Children Show Our True Priorities at Christmas Time The Christmas season has arrived, and I find myself thinking about my most cherished memories from every Christmas prior. As a mom, I find…
November 26, 2018 Why Do Men Stand on the Right and Women on the Left in the Church? Is This Division Necessary? This practice, as well as many other traditions, came to us from the East, from where the Holy Church itself has its roots. In…
November 26, 2018 12 Facts from the Life of St. John Chrysostom The Holy Church of Christ celebrates the blessed memory of Saint John Chrysostom, our great teacher, confessor, and preacher, on November 26 (November 13…
November 25, 2018 Some Thoughts on Politics and Christian Spirituality In today’s heated political season it is important not to get distracted. Saint Paisios warns, “Now days, too much “world”–an excess of secular spirit–has entered…
November 25, 2018 Quick Confession: What if I Did not Have Time to Name All My Sins? Question: I prepared for Confession, and wrote my sins on a piece of paper. In the church there were lots of people, and the…
