June 28, 2018 257 0 St. Peter of Damascus: “Do not Despair: If You Fall, Rise Up!” If you fall, rise up. If you fall again, rise up again. Only do not abandon your Physician, lest you be condemned as worse…
June 28, 2018 220 0 Parable of the Day: Saving the Lamp of Your Life Elder Porphyrios from Greece foretold a spiritual child of his that he would have a long life. In spite of that, when that person…
June 28, 2018 47 0 Over 200 Adults with Special Needs Participate in a Feast Day Organized by the Brothers and Sisters of St. Elisabeth Convent The holiday celebration in the residence for adults with special needs began with a service. At the Liturgy, which was served in the assembly…
June 27, 2018 78 0 Chapter IV. Apostle Peter: The Voice of the Apostolic Council “Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able…
June 27, 2018 501 0 Why Does the Priest Say “Singing the Triumphant Hymn, Shouting, Proclaiming and Saying” during the Divine Liturgy? The Eucharistic canon is the heart of the Divine Liturgy because it is during this moment in the service the bread and wine become…
June 27, 2018 1996 0 What St. Paul Says about Repentance in His Epistles What is Repentance for St. Paul? Holy Scripture is the recorded history of man’s relationship with God. The main message of this history…
June 27, 2018 654 0 The Letters of St. Ambrose of Optina on Monasticism and Life in the World January 3, 1879 … In our last letter of December 14, you wrote that you cannot find any books applicable to your situation….
June 26, 2018 161 0 15 Quotes of Spiritual Guidance from Saint Luke Voino-Yasenetsky 1. To know God is to know absolute and unconditional love. 2. Prayer is the most important aspect of life for an Orthodox…
June 26, 2018 54 0 Why It Is Important to Become Children Today, after my morning prayers, I had to drop my daughter to school. This is an everyday job, but of all days, my daughter…
June 26, 2018 124 0 Parable of the Day: How to Prove the Existance of God There was an unbeliever who met a believer and they started talking. When they touched on the topic of God, the unbeliever declared that…