July 17, 2018 Drawing Spiritual Inspiration from the Russian North: A Pilgrimage of the Convent’s Workshop From June 17 to 23 the workshop of non-ferrous metals went on a pilgrimage trip to the Northern Russian region. The last and main…
July 17, 2018 Young Royal Martyrs: Who Were the Children of Tsar Nicholas II In 1917 Metropolitan Macarius of Moscow saw in a vision the Saviour speaking to Tsar Nicholas: “You see,” said the Lord, “two cups in…
July 16, 2018 Parable of the Day: Looking for the Lord A man decided to visit a hermit who lived not far from the monastery of Stseta. He was wandering across the desert for a…
July 16, 2018 What Christianity and Photography Have in Common Author’s note: This article contains some details about photography techniques. However‚ reading it until the end will prove highly beneficial. There is no secret…
July 16, 2018 “Nurture the Spirit of God within You” Together, we need help. We need strength to overcome all the barriers of sin, ignorance, indifference, despondency. We need strength to fight for the…
July 14, 2018 Is Tithing a New Testament Practice? Tithing was the practice of giving ten percent of one’s “increase” to God. By increase, this meant that whatever one’s labor managed to acquire,…
July 14, 2018 5 Curious Facts about the Vestments of Orthodox Clergy The church is not a kingdom of this world, it is a ship of salvation. And this is underlined from every side and every…
July 13, 2018 “Don’t Mix up What Is Most Important with What Is Secondary!” It is very important in our lives not to confuse the most important things with that which is secondary. Human life is very long,…
July 13, 2018 Why More Honorable than the Cherubim? A question from my In Box: Is the Theotokos seriously “more honorable than the cherubim and more glorious than the seraphim”? Doesn’t that praise…
July 13, 2018 Some Things to Know about Your Baptismal Cross A Baptismal Cross is not merely jewelry or a decoration for an Orthodox Christian, but rather the sign our belonging to Christ, Our…
July 12, 2018 Final Chapter: The Last Meeting of Peter and Paul before Their Martyrdom (Ref. Romans 8:36-37) The Holy and Supreme Apostles Peter and Paul had a full of dangers, adventures, sorrows and persecutions life in Christ….
July 12, 2018 Parable of the Day: The Power of God’s Command There was a poor woman who did not have money to feed her children. She called a radio station and beseeched God’s help. …
