October 30, 2018 Parable of the Day: What Can We Learn from a Mountain Stream? There was a young boy who was walking with his parents in the woods one day. He saw a clean brook. He drank some fresh…
October 30, 2018 “A Sin not unto Death”: What Do These Words Mean? Question: What does the following phrase from the First Catholic Epistle of St. John the Theologian mean: “All unrighteousness is sin; and there is…
October 29, 2018 St. Martin of Tours: the Life Story of One of the Most Well-Known Western Saints “Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which…
October 29, 2018 Why Some Saints Are “Greater” than Others Question: Why do the Orthodox use the title “The Great” for some saints (e.g., Anthony the Great), when it is used of pagan and Jewish…
October 29, 2018 The Holy Centurion: St. Martyr Longinus and His Role in the Gospel Events Today, on October 29 (October 16 O.S.), the Orthodox Church invites us to celebrate the memory of an unusual saint who might have been the first…
October 28, 2018 Can Non-Orthodox People Reach Salvation? Question: When Church Fathers such as Cyprian of Carthage make such bold statements as, “He cannot have God for his Father, who has not…
October 28, 2018 Should My Confession Be Detailed? Question: I read that the sins that you name during your confession will not be recorded by the Satan and will not be brought…
October 26, 2018 Parable of the Day: We Can Only Give What We’ve Got There was a man who bought a wonderful and big new house with a fruit garden. There was an old ramshackle hut nearby where…
October 26, 2018 A Cycle of Goodness: How the Workshops of St. Elisabeth Convent Appeared and What They Give to Other People The Holy Righteous John of Kronstadt founded the House of Love of Labour—a social structure that was ahead of its time. It provided shelter…
October 25, 2018 Parable of the Day: “Why Not a Cross?”, God Asked There was a lonely and unhappy man. He prayed to God saying: “O Lord, please send me a pretty woman: I’m very lonely,…
October 25, 2018 The History of the Unique Icon of the Mother of God, Named “Prosperess of Loaves” In some localities, this icon is also called The Icon of the Mother of God – the Multiplier of Wheat. The Icon of the…
October 24, 2018 Parable of the Day: What Can We Buy in God’s Store? There was a woman who saw God behind the counter in a store. “Is it You, O Lord?” she exclaimed happily. “Yes,…
