June 8, 2018 Parable of the Day: How to Find the Gates of Paradise? A Roman soldier came to an Egyptian hermit: — Is there a hell? Is there a paradise? If yes, where are their gates?…
June 8, 2018 The Perfect Priest & the Perfect Presbytera I found this in an old e-mail. I know the ‘perfect priest’ is an adaptation of ‘perfect pastor’ lists that have been around for…
June 8, 2018 Interview with the Author of a Book on St. Nicholas of Japan Eleonora Borisovna Sablina is an historian, teacher, candidate of historical sciences, researcher of Japanese Orthodoxy, and the author of a book on St. Nicholas…
June 8, 2018 8 Reasons to Go to an Orthodox Christian Church Camp 1. Church, Twice a Day At camp we celebrate a morning prayer service to hear the Word of God as our first activity of…
June 7, 2018 Parable of the Day: Whose Feat is Higher Saint Epiphanius of Cyprus was having a lunch with his friend Elder Hilarion. St Epiphanius invited his friend to taste roasted game but the…
June 7, 2018 What Is the Meeting with God and How Does It Happen? When the Lord’s grace touches a person and he understands that it is his personal meeting with God, it is just impossible to express…
June 6, 2018 St. Paisios the Hagiorite: Advice When Choosing a Profession – Geronda, some parents force their children to choose the same profession as they did. Often they do it rather persistently. – They…
June 6, 2018 The Phenomenon of Orthodox Christian Sacred Music Thy Resurrection, O Christ our Savior, the angels in heaven hymn. Enable us also on earth to glorify Thee in purity of heart. …
June 6, 2018 Canonization Service of St. Xenia of St. Petersburg She was born about 1730, and as a young woman married an army colonel named Andrei, a handsome and dashing man fond of worldly…
June 5, 2018 Steps of Repentance, or What Made Apostle Peter Sad? Why did Apostle Peter feel sad after hearing the Savior ask him “Do you love me?” for the third time? Why does the Greek…
June 5, 2018 Why are many Orthodox families turning towards homeschooling their children? As the school year is set in motion, many parents are questioning the public school system for their children. Is “teaching to the test”…
