November 5, 2018 106 0 How to Determine Whether We Are on the Light Side or the Dark Side? After the Fall of Adam and Eve, we live in a tragic world separated from God by our own choice. That dreadful choice…
November 5, 2018 124 0 Let’s Quarrel: One of the Most Vulnerable Aspects of Contemporary Marriage “Don’t resist evil,” “do good in return for evil,” “bless those who curse you”… These biblical verses have baffled us and made our selfish…
November 2, 2018 72 0 Parable of the Day: The Honey at the Bottom of Our Soul A monk came to his mentor and asked: — Father, I’ve been coming to you for so long. I’ve confessed my sins over…
November 2, 2018 593 1 Some Thoughts on Kneeling in Church on Sundays I have a question about something I’ve been thinking about for a while. I’ve read that the Church canons say that you are not…
November 2, 2018 276 2 A Personal Story about the Miracle of Elder Gabriel (Ugrebadze) I met Irakli Gogoladze in Samtavro Monastery. Out of the blue this young man of about twenty-five walked up to me and said, “You…
November 1, 2018 38 0 CD Album “My Byzantium”: Great and Infinite Empire Expressed Through Music Byzantium… Everyone has his or her own perception of that legendary empire renowned for its great saints and emperors, marvelous icons and mosaics, magnificent…
November 1, 2018 645 0 The Life, Miracles, and Service of Elder Gabriel (Urgebadze) Mtskheta: the ancient capital of Georgia. This small town attracts tourists and pilgrims – and not without reason. The famous Djvari, Zedazeni, Svetitskhoveli, and Samtavro monasteries are…
November 1, 2018 123 0 Precentor or Choir Conductor: What’s the Difference? There is a huge difference between a precentor and a choir conductor. A real conductor doesn’t need a diploma—it’s not my own phrase but…
October 31, 2018 2544 3 A Brief Word on Halloween in a Letter to Orthodox Parents From a letter of Archimandrite Irenei to a mother and father (2012): My dear N and A, You are Orthodox parents raising…
October 31, 2018 93 0 Evangelist Luke: The Path of a Historian and Literary Genius There is disagreement among contemporary scholars and commentators about which of the Evangelists wrote first: Matthew or Mark. But it is safe to assert…