October 18, 2018 How to Pray in the Right Way – 12 Steps (Part II) Read Part I 7. Pray in front of the holy icons Few people know that the spiritual tradition of the Orthodox Church discourages…
October 17, 2018 Some Facts about St. Gregory the Enlightener of Armenia and Armenian Church On September 30 (October 13), the Church commemorated a great saint, a missioner and confessor, a bishop of Christ’s Church – St. Gregory, the…
October 17, 2018 Patriotism: What Role Does It Play for Orthodox Christians and Their Faith? We’re all for it! Patriotism is a good thing: loving, treasuring one’s homeland and people, a sense of belonging, our own way of doing…
October 17, 2018 How to Pray in the Right Way – 12 Steps There has been a Q&A column on the website of FOMA Magazine for a long time. Every reader can ask a question and receive a personal…
October 16, 2018 Parable of the Day: God Gives You Not What You Ask For, but What You Need I was asking God to take away my pride. God said no. He said that He won’t take my pride away; it’s up to…
October 16, 2018 St. Silouan the Athonite on How God Teaches Us to Love The soul cannot know peace unless she prays for her enemies. The soul that has learned of God’s grace to pray, feels love and…
October 16, 2018 What Is a Prophetic Dream, and What Does the Church Think about It? Sleep is a natural process, vital for every human’s body. The Book of Ecclesiastes claims that “a dream cometh through the multitude of business”…
October 15, 2018 Anatomy of the Soul. Virtues and Vices: Judgement The Gospel invites us to examine ourselves, scrutinize our own sins, and notice the beams sticking out of our own eyes. Elder Ambrose of…
October 15, 2018 The Help against Evil Forces: the Miracles of St. Cyprian and St. Justina Before his conversion to Christianity, St. Cyprian was a pagan sorcerer who had direct contact with demons. Many people payed him to use his…
October 15, 2018 The Brothers’ Lives: Diaries of the Rehabilitation Centre of St. Elisabeth Convent The Rehabilitation Centre of St Elisabeth Convent is a place where labour and prayer help people to build their new life — different from…
October 14, 2018 Feast Day Sermon: “Under the Protection of Our Heavenly Mother” This is one of the most beloved feasts of the Russian people, one of the most pleasing. When I have occasion to speak about…
October 12, 2018 A List of 10 Unique Features of the Gospel of Mark 1) A well-known phrase was mentioned in the Gospel of Mark: “The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath” (Mark…
