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…
November 9, 2018 Do We Really Need So Many Services? “Fr. Dustin, aren’t all those extra services (feast days, Vespers, Matins) just for monks and retired people?” Here’s my brief response. Before explaining the…
November 9, 2018 What Is the Most Suitable Time for Confession? The prayers and services of the Church demonstrate to us the need for regular, weekly Communion. Without it, we cannot expect to live our…
November 8, 2018 What Does It Mean to Be a Good Priest? I lost my patience recently. Then, I lost my temper. These are two things that I rarely experience, and, as self-flattering as this pronouncement…
November 8, 2018 Some Thoughts on the Purpose of Angels and their Role in Our Spiritual Life The tradition of Jews and Christians (and also later of Muslims) is that God is the creator of both the material and spiritual world….
November 8, 2018 Non-Ferrous Metals Workshop: How the Craftspeople of St. Elisabeth Convent Create High-quality Church Goods “Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house.” A godly heart feels God’s beauty and tries to multiply it and spread it around….
