November 14, 2018 128 0 A Reliquary for St. Luke: a Unique Order Made by the Workshop of St. Elisabeth Convent “And thou shalt make an altar of shittim wood… make for it a grate of network of brass.” (Exodus 27:1,3) It was God…
November 13, 2018 71 0 Prayer Support or Why We Can Not Run from our Life and Troubles I’ve never liked running. In fact, I dreaded those fated days in gym class when we’d have to run the mile. I just knew…
November 13, 2018 67 0 Soul Warmers, or Where Plush Friends Come From: the Unique Textile Workshop of St. Elisabeth Convent How do toys come to be? Of course, they are brought to us by a stork right into a bed… where children find…
November 12, 2018 209 0 St. Theophan the Recluse on Why Love Cannot Exist without Humility “Take up the sword of humility and meekness, hold it always in your hand, and mercilessly cut off the head of our chief foe.”…
November 12, 2018 102 0 Q&A with a Priest: Is Fear Also a Sin and How Can We Overcome It? Question: Fr. Andrew, could you explain what are fear and fright from the Orthodox viewpoint? There prayers against fright, dread, fear and curse. Is…
November 12, 2018 93 0 Why It Is Important to Handle Repentant Sinners with Care Even the worst sinners have their moments of heartfelt remorse from time to time. It is at those moments that they struggle to find…
November 10, 2018 112 0 Sister Lyubov Aleinikova: Becoming an Orthodox Christian and a Sister of Mercy This section is about the people who are part of our Convent. We at Saint Elisabeth Convent are one big family, and it’s a…
November 9, 2018 106 0 Parable of the Day: Do Not Let Your Children Turn into Stingy Onions I’ve never had time for my own children. Jobs and affairs, you know. My children never had anything to complain about: I had enough…
November 9, 2018 131 0 Do We Really Need So Many Services? “Fr. Dustin, aren’t all those extra services (feast days, Vespers, Matins) just for monks and retired people?” Here’s my brief response. Before explaining the…
November 9, 2018 196 0 What Is the Most Suitable Time for Confession? The prayers and services of the Church demonstrate to us the need for regular, weekly Communion. Without it, we cannot expect to live our…