April 7, 2022 Come with Me to Mount Athos. Part 50 Part 49 Socratic Rest When we left the refectory, Andrei approached me and asked: – Do you know who was sitting across the table…
April 5, 2022 Elder Vasily Shvets — a Warrior of Christ and a Spiritual Beacon The lives of God’s saints never cease to amaze and inspire us to grow in our faith. Elder Vasily Shvets barely escaped death at…
April 5, 2022 The Best Physician Hieromonk Christodoulus Hagiorite recalls: “While performing duties of the monastery paramedic, I once said to Elder Paisios: – Geronda, I brought you vitamins and…
April 4, 2022 Archbishop John (Shakhovskoy) on Property, Poverty and Wealth In the life of Archbishop John there were many serious changes related to material prosperity. Born into a wealthy princely family, he was deprived…
April 2, 2022 Is It True that the Anointing of the Sick is Performed Shortly before a Person Dies? No, it is not. The idea of the unction (the sevenfold anointing with consecrated oil) being performed over a seriously ill person on the…
April 2, 2022 Miraculous Icons of the Mother of God and Their Numerous Appearances in the Belarusian Lands The Orthodox world knows many different images of the Mother of God. Each of them has certain distinctive features and history of origin. Despite…
March 31, 2022 Background and Facts on Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts Our Lenten journey continues, but the liturgical life of many Orthodox Christians is back to the usual routine. The reading of the Great Penitent…
March 31, 2022 Aspects of Episcopal Ministry in Historical Perspective Some of the first mentions of the episcopal ministry appeared in the works of St Paul the Apostle. He wrote about the high standards…
March 30, 2022 Come with Me to Mount Athos. Part 49 Part 48 Dinner The time of the evening service flew, and soon a monk came up to me, showing that it was time to…
March 29, 2022 Statues and Monuments as Seen from a Christian Perspective For the Orthodox Church, taking a stance on religious sculpture has been no simple task. On the one hand, it seems at odds with…
March 29, 2022 A Few Thoughts on Inspiration In my personal experience of meeting people, in private conversations or hearing confessions, I often catch myself thinking about inspiration as something that we…
March 28, 2022 The Power of the Sign of the Cross The power of the sign of the cross is known since the times of the holy apostles who performed miracles by it. Once, St…
