May 21, 2018 The Incredible Life of St. Elisabeth Convent’s Residents: Novice Helena (Yudina). Part One What can make a pretty and successful girl at the peak of her career and health leave everything behind and take the veil? This…
May 17, 2018 The Wife of St. John of Kronstadt: Elizabeth Constantinovna Sergiev St. John of Kronstadt is one of Orthodoxy’s most popular, most illustrious saints. Many people, however, are unaware that he was a married priest….
May 17, 2018 A Sermon by Fr. Sebastian Dabovich on the Feast of the Ascension “And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel, which also said: Ye…
May 17, 2018 Is it Possible to Live a Monastic Life in the World? Question: I want to give my life completely to Christ, but do not want to go to a monastery. Is it really necessary to…
May 17, 2018 Nun Juliania Discusses the Release of the New Our Faith Album In March, the audio studio of St. Elisabeth Convent pleased the audience with a new album, which has a high-sounding name “Our Faith”. The…
May 16, 2018 A Master Class in England from the Iconographers of St. Elisabeth Convent Icon painters from St Elisabeth Convent shared the secrets of their art with the residents of England. The workshop session on icon painting was…
May 16, 2018 Interview With a Matushka: Expectations, Realities, Struggles and Joys of the Wife of a Parish Priest Reviewers on the Facebook page of St. George’s Russian Orthodox Church in Cincinnati, OH describe the atmosphere of this parish as “friendly and welcoming,”…
May 16, 2018 The Importance of Helping Others through the Example of the Saints This great little article shows that the saints love everyone, and help all. Even among Muslims, who don’t even have saints, the knowledge that…
May 16, 2018 Seven Parables and Stories for the Week: Issue 32 There was a man who had a habit of getting up before dawn, going to the seashore, and praying to God. That man…
May 16, 2018 Simple Advice from a Simple Monk I like the sayings of the Desert Fathers (and Mothers), sometimes they are complex and sometimes they are simple. The one from today is…
May 15, 2018 What Are We Cultivating in Our Young GirlsToday? Most children learn to identify themselves by what they have been noticed for, early on in their lives by the important people around them….
May 15, 2018 What One Should have in One’s Head While Praying Question: Your blessing, Father. A lot of books mention that we are strongly advised against imagining the Lord, the Theotokos, or the saints while…
