September 21, 2021 The Nativity of Our Most Holy Theotokos In Iconography The Holy Scripture of the New Testament says little about the Blessed Virgin and contains absolutely no information about Her Nativity. The church however…
September 20, 2021 3 Secrets of a Happy Marriage from Sts Peter and Febronia Sts Peter and Febronia are two spouses considered the patron saints of the Christian marriage. Their name day is commemorated as the Feast of…
September 20, 2021 That Birth Reveals the Ways of God When Mary of Nazareth first emerged from her mother as a newborn infant and uttered her first newborn cries, few then present could have…
September 19, 2021 Impatience and Anger Saint Porphyrios (Bairaktaris) of Kafsokalivia told this story. “One monastic sister who was passionate about cleanliness became impatient and complained to her elder: ‘Sister…
September 19, 2021 Come with Me to Mount Athos. Part 18 Part 17 Pantocrator Monastery So we set off for Pantocrator Monastery. The walk was neither difficult nor tiring. The narrow rocky trail meandered in…
September 17, 2021 A Brief History of the Order of Church Marriage The scripture refers to marriage and family multiple times. It presents an account of its institution (Genesis 1:28), describes its nature (Genesis 2:24, Matthew…
September 17, 2021 Fragments of Orthodoxy in English Popular Tradition “They were old men with no scholarship. They told me of their thoughts: the things they said within themselves as they sailed with the…
September 16, 2021 Glorification of the Saints in the Early Christian Churches In the Russian Orthodox Church, canonisation is a form of confirmation of the sanctity of its members in the sacrament of glorification. Glorification is…
September 16, 2021 Trampling Over Death: Views of the Monks of the Holy Mount on Death and Resurrection On Mount Athos, reminders of death are ubiquitous, yet their perception is unusual. There have been no births here for over a millennium, yet…
September 15, 2021 Come with Me to Mount Athos. Part 17 Part 16 The meetings that facilitated our visit We called in at the icon shop. Behind its counter was a friendly Greek monk with…
September 15, 2021 St. Paisios on Fear of Germs and Holy Things The following conversation that St. Paisios the Athonite had with one of his spiritual children, which is recorded in Elder Paisios of Mount Athos: Spiritual…
September 14, 2021 Are There Any Occupations that Are Incompatible with Christian Belief? In all of your pursuits, have an eye on God. — Abba Isaiah Ever since we were children, we have been told that all…
