February 25, 2021 360 0 St Seraphim (Sobolev): Instructions and Real-life Stories St Seraphim, Archbishop of Bogucharsk , whose memory we celebrate on February 26, left behind many invaluable works and instructions, born from personal experience,…
February 14, 2021 422 0 “Adapt Your Life to Your Faith, Not the Other Way Around.” St Seraphim (Sobolev) The life of St Seraphim (Sobolev), Archbishop of Bogucharsk, was closely associated with two great saints – St Nicholas the Wonderworker and the Venerable…
December 14, 2020 187 0 Feast Day of the Holy Apostle Andrew the First Called, or What Is the Essence of Life for an Orthodox Christian The Nativity Fast is always full of holidays. The saints seem to be lining up to glorify the Born Christ. On December 13, we…
September 22, 2020 211 0 Holy Fathers about the Inner Struggle “… There are two watchful guards that a warrior of Christ should constantly resort to sobriety and discretion. The former is turned inside a…
September 10, 2020 164 0 “Suddenly We Saw a Little Cross on Our Daughter’s Pillow” – It Happened in an American Hospital Several years ago, the daughter of my friends spent a long time unconscious in an American hospital. Thank God, everything turned out just fine, but…
August 30, 2020 559 0 Holy Fathers on Love for Your Neighbor Saint Ephraim the Syrian Without love, everything is unclean. If someone keeps his virginity, if he fasts or stays alert, if he prays or…
July 21, 2020 1895 0 Is It a Sin to Nap? How much should a Christian sleep? Are there any special rules? To what extent should one be guided by the ancient patericons who assert…
July 17, 2020 231 0 The Royal Martyrs in Their Own Words and through the Words of Those Who Knew Them In 1905, twelve years before Emperor Nicholas II’s abdication and three years from his own repose, St. John of Kronstadt, who had served as confessor…
June 21, 2020 131 0 All Saints of Russia and America The present feast is an extension, or a prolongation of that one, with the exception that today we concentrate our attention and praise on…
June 13, 2020 1594 0 May an Orthodox Christian Celebrate Their Birthday? “It would be good to say a prayer to the Lord on your birthday. You should not just read it, but feel it” Bishop…