June 5, 2018 Parable of the Day: Why to Obey without any Reward? A man asked an elder: – Why should I obey the commandments when I don’t gain any visible reward? – When you’re…
June 5, 2018 Excerpts from Sermons: True Freedom Can only Be Found in Love. By Fr. Valery Zakharov The Lord endows everyone with some talents. Some have the gift of sharing, some have the gift of caring,…
June 4, 2018 Parable of the Day: A Person Who Would Eat Too Much There was a man who couldn’t help eating more and more even when his stomach was full. He would always crave to eat something….
June 4, 2018 “I Think My Marriage is a Mistake. What Should I Do?” Question: Dear Father Andrew! I have a question. My husband and I got married, but I cannot say that I love him very much….
June 4, 2018 St. Peter of Damascus On the Souls of the Saints “Such are the souls of the saints: they love their enemies more than themselves, and in this age and in the age to come…
June 1, 2018 The Discovery of the Oldest Piece of Gospel of Mark A new scholarly publication makes the argument that an ancient and much discussed fragment of the Gospel of Mark has now been dated as…
June 1, 2018 Sunday of All Saints: a Sermon by Archbishop Andrew (Rymarenko) Brothers and sisters! Last week the Holy Church placed flowers in our hands, as if saying to us: See how soulless nature is obedient…
June 1, 2018 Parable of the Day: Points for Good Deeds There was a man who died and went to heaven. An Angel met him at the pearly gates. — You will need to…
June 1, 2018 St. Alexis of Moscow The Most Holy Alexis, christened Elevpheri, the son of a Chernigov nobleman, Feodor Biakont, was born in Moscow and was received from the holy…
June 1, 2018 Parable of the Day: Improving One’s Life This is what Rev Gabriel (Igoshkin) said about people improving their lives: – If we put sharp items, e.g., knives, forks, awls, needles,…
June 1, 2018 Seven Parables and Stories for the Week: Issue 33 Two friends had an argument. One of them told the other: – There is no God in the world. The other friend, who was…
June 1, 2018 The Interrelation of Eucharist and Marriage: The Mission of the Parish in Forming Communicants and Spouses in Holiness Eucharist and holy matrimony are foundational practices of the Orthodox Church, obviously celebrated with great frequency. Unfortunately, many communicants and spouses do not perceive…
