September 2, 2021 Another Saint from the Romanov Family. St Anastasia of Kiev “Sorrows are the hidden mercy of God” – wrote St Tikhon of Zadonsk. Reading the life of St Anastasia we can see this quite…
September 2, 2021 Saying Glory to the Lord after the Lord’s Prayer – a Priest’s Prerogative? Question: Greetings! Here is my question: why did men take it upon themselves to let the priest complete the prayer “Lord our Father” that…
September 1, 2021 Who Was Simon Magus? The book of Acts of the Apostles (chapter eight) contains a story about a certain Simon Magus from Samaria, who “amazed the people ……
September 1, 2021 The Dry Humor of Jesus – Dry Except for One Time when It Was Very Wet Humor When I first went to college, a church of my denomination sponsored a supper for us newcomers. As we ate, one guy made…
August 31, 2021 The Church of the Holy Sepulchre and New Jerusalem – Pieces of the Holy Land in Russia In the 17th century, Patriarch Nikon (+1681) resolved to build outside Moscow the New Jerusalem Monastery of the Resurrection resembling the places of Christian…
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…
