March 28, 2022 Veneration of the Holy Cross. Historical Background Special veneration of the Holy Cross during the third week of Great Lent was established in the 7th century. It was associated with several…
March 26, 2022 “Russian Cappadocia”. Spassky Caves Convent in Kostomarovo Kiev and Pskov Caves Lavras are known throughout the Orthodox world. However, few people know that there are other cave churches and monasteries still…
March 24, 2022 Why Does God Hide from Us the Date of His Second Coming? Concluding his discourse on the destruction of Jerusalem and the end of the world, Jesus Christ says, “always be on the watch, and pray…
March 24, 2022 How to Distinguish True Elders and Prophets from False Ones We have written extensively about the 20th-century elders who have lived lives of piety and holiness. We take heart in their gift of the…
March 24, 2022 Adelphopoiesis. A Forgotten Church Order Strong friendship was valued among the Jews, the Gentiles, and among all other nations. In Christianity, where God commanded love and brotherly attitude towards…
March 23, 2022 Come with Me to Mount Athos. Part 48 Part 47 Evening at St Gregory Monastery The shower was opposite our room door. Suddenly Igor and I dropped our backpacks near the beds…
March 22, 2022 Venerable Seraphim of Sarov on Asceticism of Lent “Besides eating rarely, Fasting also means not eating much. Apart from eating once a day, one should also limit the quantities of the consumed…
March 21, 2022 St Gregory Palamas’s Doctrine of Divine Energies in Simple Terms The doctrine of the divine energies began to be developed by the fathers of the first centuries, but it was given its final shape…
March 20, 2022 Why Can’t You Just Have God in Your Soul? Why, in order to be a believer, it is necessary to adhere to some religion and to observe certain rituals? Can’t you just have…
March 19, 2022 Icon-cases Witnessing Miracles It is common to place icon in icon cases to protect the image from harmful environmental effects . Today we often hear abut icon-cases…
March 17, 2022 Where Can We Find God’s Grace? We often use this word, but do we always know what it means? How can we acquire the grace of the Holy Spirit? Can…
March 17, 2022 War through the Eyes of St Nikolaj Velimirovic Saint Nicholas of Serbia personally experienced the horrors of war. Together with the Serbian Patriarch Gabriel, he was imprisoned in the Dachau concentration camp…
