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…
August 24, 2021 How Is Orthodox Christianity Different from Islam? Orthodoxy and Islam are both Abrahamic religions, and their doctrines have much in common. They both proclaim a faith in one almighty God Who…
August 23, 2021 History of Panagia Prousiotissa The story goes back a thousand years to the time when the heresy against the holy icons, Iconoclasm, was raging all over the Christian…
August 23, 2021 A Lesson on Avarice from the Life of St Niphont People showing greed for money and no mercy for the poor usually try to justify their stinginess and stifle the voice of their conscience,…
August 22, 2021 Why are Ancient Greek Philosophers Depicted in Orthodox Churches? In some Orthodox churches and monasteries there are images of pre-Christian philosophers, such as Aristotle, Plato, Socrates, etc. For example, such murals can be…
August 21, 2021 About Being Tolerant to Others Matthew 15: 32–39 Rom. 14: 6–9 The apostle writes, “Those who observe the day, observe it in honor of the Lord. Also those who…
August 20, 2021 Come with Me to Mount Athos. Part 10 Part 9 Another Temptation It was 5 AM, and we hurried to pick up our diamontiria. When my turn came, a girl in uniform…
August 20, 2021 Spiritual teachings of Saint Anatoly of Optina The Holy Venerable Anatoly (Potapov) of Optina was a cell attendant of Saint Ambrose of Optina. He received from Saint Ambrose the gift of…
