November 15, 2018 “Our Faith”: Harmonious Combination of Liturgical and Folk Music Led by the renowned precentor Nun Juliania (Denisova) the Monastic Choir of St. Elisabeth is considered to be one of the best Church choirs…
November 15, 2018 Where Do Liturgical Colors Come From? Today, the Church uses priest and temple vestments of various colors. There is even a full-fledged system of liturgical colors where each holiday has…
November 14, 2018 Three Stories of Ss. Cosmas and Damian: Who Were They and How to Distinguish Them? “And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out…
November 14, 2018 The Four Wives of the King and How They Are Connected with Everyone of Us Once upon a time there was a rich King who had four wives. He loved the 4th wife the most and adorned her with…
November 14, 2018 A Reliquary for St. Luke: a Unique Order Made by the Workshop of St. Elisabeth Convent “And thou shalt make an altar of shittim wood… make for it a grate of network of brass.” (Exodus 27:1,3) It was God…
November 13, 2018 Prayer Support or Why We Can Not Run from our Life and Troubles I’ve never liked running. In fact, I dreaded those fated days in gym class when we’d have to run the mile. I just knew…
November 13, 2018 Soul Warmers, or Where Plush Friends Come From: the Unique Textile Workshop of St. Elisabeth Convent How do toys come to be? Of course, they are brought to us by a stork right into a bed… where children find…
November 12, 2018 St. Theophan the Recluse on Why Love Cannot Exist without Humility “Take up the sword of humility and meekness, hold it always in your hand, and mercilessly cut off the head of our chief foe.”…
November 12, 2018 Q&A with a Priest: Is Fear Also a Sin and How Can We Overcome It? Question: Fr. Andrew, could you explain what are fear and fright from the Orthodox viewpoint? There prayers against fright, dread, fear and curse. Is…
November 12, 2018 Why It Is Important to Handle Repentant Sinners with Care Even the worst sinners have their moments of heartfelt remorse from time to time. It is at those moments that they struggle to find…
November 10, 2018 Sister Lyubov Aleinikova: Becoming an Orthodox Christian and a Sister of Mercy This section is about the people who are part of our Convent. We at Saint Elisabeth Convent are one big family, and it’s a…
November 9, 2018 Parable of the Day: Do Not Let Your Children Turn into Stingy Onions I’ve never had time for my own children. Jobs and affairs, you know. My children never had anything to complain about: I had enough…
