May 25, 2018 Why Do We Decorate Churches with Grass, Flowers and Tree Branches on Pentecost? Since ancient times, there is a pious tradition to decorate churches on the day of Pentecost with greenery – leaves, flowers, birch branches and…
May 25, 2018 The Life and Legacy of Holy Hierarch Augustine, the Archbishop of Canterbury Together with St. Gregory the Dialogist (Gregory the Great, according to the Western tradition), the Pope of Rome, St. Augustine (also Austin) is venerated…
May 25, 2018 St. Anthony of Optina on Commemoration of All Departed on the Saturday before Pentecost The Ancestor’s Saturday for the commemoration of the departed on the eve of the celebration of the Holy Trinity at Pentecost is called Trinity…
May 24, 2018 Should We Be Afraid of God? “You shall fear the Lord your God”, – says the commandment of Moses (Deuteronomy 6:13). Then it will be repeated in psalms, in the…
May 24, 2018 An In Depth Look at the Icon for the Feast of Pentecost The Icon for the feast of Pentecost is also called the Descent of the Holy Spirit, as it is a depiction of the event…
May 23, 2018 Fr. Stephen Freeman: “The Christian Community that We All Need” I once read that the Russian instinct, when under pressure, was to gather with other people, while the American instinct was to flee. Thus,…
May 23, 2018 Children, Parents and Teachers of the “Iсhvis” School Gave a Concert Devoted to Victory Day “I want that there won’t be another…” was the slogan of the concert that took place on the eve of the Victory Day (i.e….
May 23, 2018 The Sunday School of St. Elisabeth Convent Organizes a Trip to Polotsk for the Residents of the Psycho-Neurological Boarding Home The residents of the Psycho-Neurological Boarding Home No. 3 have prayed near the relics of St. Euphrosyne of Polotsk. A pilgrimage to Polotsk…
May 23, 2018 The Importance of Having Meals Together as a Family The table is where the family gathers. Everyone’s there, sharing the day’s news, relaxing and exchanging views and experiences, all in connection with the…
May 23, 2018 Parable of the Day: Christ Often Comes and Knocks at Your Door Elder Amphilochius (Makris) was the rector of St John the Theologian Monastery at the Island of Patmos. He founded several monasteries, children’s shelters, and…
May 22, 2018 It is “Our” God, Not “Mine”: How the Spiritual Life of Spouses Affects Them By Fr. Sergius Nezhbort People have a hard time trying to let others into their hearts. More often than not, God becomes “my…
May 22, 2018 What is known about the modern miracles and help from St. Nicholas in our day? His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry speaks on the most important miracle in every man’s life, and the speedy aid and miracles of St. Nicholas by…
