March 16, 2022 Come with Me to Mount Athos. Part 47 Part 46 Father Paul Approaching the monastery, we could not even imagine that our stay there would be so warm and memorable. The descent…
March 15, 2022 He Took Tonsure at Sixteen, Spent More than 10 Years in a Prison Camp, and Was a Gifted Speaker We continue our series about the prominent elders of the Russian Orthodox Church who illuminated with the light of their righteousness the dark Godless…
March 14, 2022 Is It Necessary to Limit Marital Relations in Lent and How to Do It? Pastoral Advice The Church does prescribe limiting intimate relationships during Lent, but we need to understand that there are at least two sides to every story….
March 14, 2022 Iconoclasm and its Victims. What Happens when the Church Becomes Drawn into Politics? What made Byzantine Christians take up arms against one another in the stronghold of the Orthodox world of the eighth – early ninth centuries? …
March 12, 2022 Mythical Animals in the Bible. Who Are They Really? During Lent, many Christians over-read the Psalter and other books of Holy Scripture. The mention of dragons, unicorns, basilisks, and some other animals appearing…
March 11, 2022 Illumination in Church. Part 2 Light has unique symbolic meaning in worship and so do all the illumination tools used in church. In our previous article, we discussed candle…
March 10, 2022 The Achievements of Orthodox Priests and Monks in Science and Technology Few will dispute the significance of the Church’s contribution to European civilisation. After the fall of the ancient world, monks and priests took on…
March 9, 2022 A Few Historical Controversies Regarding Liturgy of St Basil the Great The Liturgy of St Basil the Great, currently served only 10 times a year, was once the most common. In the middle of the…
March 9, 2022 Weighing the Benefits and Risks of Praying at Night At the beginning of the Great Lent, the Christian faithful contemplate their ascetic effort in the body and spirit. Many take their cues from…
March 9, 2022 Come with Me to Mount Athos. Part 46 Part 45 Mountain-high Experience The variety at the Dionysiou monastery icon shop is quite limited, so we went on without stopping there. To leave…
March 8, 2022 Exiles at the Gates of Paradise. Purpose and Meaning of Lent Today I would like to talk about the purpose of the Great Lent. Spiritual exercises like fasting, prayer, reading the holy fathers, Confession and…
March 6, 2022 Patriarch Tikhon’s Forgiveness The whole state machinery was up in arms against him while he continued to save the Church against all odds. The Bolsheviks him behind…
