February 13, 2022 Comfort of the Unrighteous Everyone knows the parable of the publican and the Pharisee. For us, modern readers, the publican is a “good guy”, while the Pharisee is…
February 13, 2022 What Is Secret Monasticism? The Soviet persecution against the Russian Church in the 20th century was like a return to early Christianity. Churches and monasteries were closed, faith…
February 11, 2022 Psalter: Why Read It at Home and How to Read it Right? The Psalter is the only Old Testament book, fully included in the rubrics of the Orthodox Church. It is older than the Lord’s prayer…
February 10, 2022 Elder Vitaly: Episodes from His Life and Fragments from His Teachings Last week, we shared with you the life of Schema-Archimandrite Vitaly. As a follow-up to that publication, here are some episodes from his life…
February 9, 2022 History of the Altar Barrier and Iconostasis Altar barriers have been known since the very first centuries of Christianity. However, the Russian iconostasis did not acquire its present form (a high…
February 8, 2022 The Women Who Trespassed on Mount Athos The Holy Mountain, the domain of the Holy Theotokos, has had a strict rule against the admission of women for many centuries. At one…
February 8, 2022 Come with Me to Mount Athos. Part 42 Part 41 Evening at St Paul’s Monastery Just outside the monastery’s gates, there was a spacious gazebo, surrounded by winding paved pathways, looking like…
February 7, 2022 Baptizing Children = Violating Their Freedom? Q: Baptizing children in infancy and then imposing religious beliefs on them is a violation of their freedom of conscience. Isn’t it better to…
February 6, 2022 “Does the Bible Encourage Unfair Treatment of Foreigners?” Answering a Question about One “Strange” Commandment Q: The Bible says, “On loans to a foreigner you may charge interest, but on loans to another Israelite you may not charge interest,…
February 5, 2022 The Sign of the Cross in Ancient Church Tertullian clearly writes about the significance of the sign of the cross in the life of the ancient Christians, “At every forward step and…
February 4, 2022 Storing and Using Holy Water and Prosphora at Home. How To Do It Reverently? Holy water and prosphora are gifts that strengthen us on our life path to God. However, their grace-filled properties are manifested only when a…
February 3, 2022 The Genius Singer Galina Vishnevskaya and Her Lifelong Relationship with God Galina Vishnevskaya, a renowned opera singer and recitalist of the Moscow Bolshoi, would have been 95 on 25 October 2021. She became a star…
