May 23, 2018 162 0 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 74 0 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 118 0 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…
May 22, 2018 143 0 A Whole New Kind of Asceticism in Fatherhood At three in the morning, our house is quiet and dark. The distractions of the day all fade into silence, no to-do lists, no…
May 21, 2018 59 0 Should Parents Show Their Emotions, or Suppress Them in Favor of Good Parenting? There is a lot of literature out there today that seems to lean towards parents needing to override their own emotions and “not get…
May 21, 2018 53 0 “It is Time for the Lord to Act”: the Significance of Assembling According to the official OCA service book, the Divine Liturgy begins when the deacon “bows his head to the priest and says, ‘It is…
May 21, 2018 194 0 If Someone Dies without Repentance, Is It Possible for Such a Person to Repent after Death? Question: If someone dies without repentance, is it possible for such a person to repent after death? Fr. John Whiteford answers this question through…
May 21, 2018 60 0 Relics of St. Elisabeth Arrive at the Convent from New York The right hand of St. Grand Duchess Elisabeth arrived at St. Elisabeth Convent from New York. The relics will be available for veneration in…
May 21, 2018 129 0 Two Main Signs of that You Have Met Your Spouse It is very difficult to make a person change. If you want to change someone, then at first you have to change yourself. Not…
May 21, 2018 128 0 “Christ Won the Battle and Made My Heart Orthodox!” Father John Musther, an Orthodox Englishman, serves in the Orthodox missionary parish of Sts. Bega, Mungo and Herbert in Keswick, Cumbria, North West England….