August 31, 2021 Come with Me to Mount Athos. Part 13 Part 12 Caryes. The Pilgrimage Begins The bus was humming strenuously, lifting us higher and higher. We were on Mount Athos! Perhaps the Lord…
August 31, 2021 Venerable Eanswythe of Folkestone St. Eanswythe (also Eanswith, Eanswide and pronounced Inswith) has from time immemorial been venerated as “the spiritual mother of Kent” and “the wonderworker of…
August 30, 2021 5 Quotes from Saints about the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos O what a blessed departure this going to God of thine. If God vouchsafes it to all His servants–and we know that He does…
August 29, 2021 The Liturgy of Life Prayer at home, at church, on the great feasts of the year, and in the rhythm of our daily routine must be a greater…
August 29, 2021 Catacombs of Priscilla. The Most Ancient Image of the Mother of God St Paul the Apostle often mentions house churches in his Epistles. It may not be entirely clear for us today what lies behind this…
August 27, 2021 Come with Me to Mount Athos. Part 12 Part 11 Dream Come True Call it exaltation if you like, but we knelt down and kissed the holy stones of Athos. Until recently,…
August 27, 2021 The Incorruptible Flower of Paradise: A Discourse on the Great Feast of Dormition Archpriest Artemy Vladimirov speaks to why the feast of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos—the autumn Pascha, is especially significant for us, how…
August 26, 2021 Ninety Year Old Painter Adds Colour to Her Native Village Our section “Сhronicle of Heaven” features people from different countries known to their communities as their next-door heroes. They have passionate hearts and share…
August 26, 2021 Venerable Manefa of Gomel. God’s Power is Made Perfect in Weakness Venerable Manefa of Gomel is a late 20th century saint who, as we have already written , healed others, while herself enduring terrible pain….
August 25, 2021 “Do Not Fear Those Who Kill the Body”. Hieromartyr Peter Grudinsky The scale of the persecution that the Russian Orthodox Church faced in the twentieth century can best be compared with the first centuries of…
August 25, 2021 A Loving God Recently I was asked the question, “How can a loving God send anyone to hell?” I appreciated the question because it provided an opportunity…
August 24, 2021 Come with Me to Mount Athos. Part 11 Part 10 Orientation Session While still sitting in the wardroom, I instructed my companions “with competence”. – Everyone will have their own Athos. It…
