October 19, 2021 Why Pray if Nothing Changes? Question: What is the meaning of prayer? I keep asking the Lord for something, but nothing happens. I pray and pray, nothing changes. Am…
October 18, 2021 How Do We Feel on Our Birthday? Sometimes I hear from people that they feel nervous and confused on their birthday, counting the years that have passed. For me, the main…
October 17, 2021 Overcoming the Wall Matthew 15: 21-28; 2 Cor. 6: 16-7: 1 The Lord says to those who want to be with Him in His Church: “Come out…
October 17, 2021 Updated Version of the Catalogue: Causes and New Features We have recently updated our Catalog of Products from St Elisabeth Convent. We became inspired by this idea almost a year ago, but it…
October 15, 2021 Come with Me to Mount Athos. Part 26 Part 25 Koutloumousiou Monastery and Cats Upon returning to the main square of Karyes, our kind guides said that the Koutloumousiou Monastery was only…
October 15, 2021 Three Stories about Elder Cleopa (Ilie) Fir-tree on a mountain top One day, Father Cleopa was on a visit to a monastery. Its brethren were facing numerous temptations and criticising…
October 14, 2021 Maintenance and Storage of Religious Icons Many people think that caring for religious icons is as simple as putting it anywhere in the house and wiping dust off it as…
October 14, 2021 A Miraculous Change of Heart on the Feast Day of Protection My god-daughter Veronica presents the image of a grown-up, independent and successful person. She is a fourth-grader just past her tenth birthday and a…
October 14, 2021 Spiritual Revelation and Self-Sacrifice In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit! Today the Holy Church, in Russia and in a small number…
October 13, 2021 Come with Me to Mount Athos. Part 25 Part 24 Galaktotrophousa We walked out of the church and sat in silence near the rocket-bell tower, still dwelling in our inner spaces. Again,…
October 13, 2021 “Why Wait?” or Tearing into a Christmas Present before Christmas One question that young singles often ask when confronted with the Church’s traditional teaching that one should not engage in sex until marriage is…
October 12, 2021 Lot’s Monastery The 19th chapter of Genesis recounts the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah and the flight of Lot with his family from these unrighteous cities….
