August 7, 2021 Ascetic and Astronomer: Two Different Paths Converging in One Point A reclusive bishop and an Orthodox caliph, a Syrian and an Arab, an ascetic, a writer and an astronomer – we have a lot…
August 6, 2021 The Authenticity of 1 John 5:7 — Historical Evidence and the Church Tradition Returning to the topic of the authenticity of 1 John 5:7, let me address it in greater detail and balanced, in light of the…
August 6, 2021 Come with Me to Mount Athos. Part 6 Part 5 On the Way to Mount Athos It was a fasting day, but when the flight attendants started serving breakfast, we preferred an…
August 5, 2021 History and Significance of the Episcopal Panagia Panagia is a medallion-shaped pectoral icon acting as a distinctive sign of the episcopal dignity. Typically it depicts the Lord, the Mother of God…
August 5, 2021 How Saint Seraphim of Sarov Led a Protestant Family to See the Light of the Orthodox Faith Here is a beautiful story about Saint Seraphim upholding the truth of the Orthodox faith in eternity, as told by Metropolitan Veniamin (Fedchenkov). He…
August 4, 2021 A Christian who Wants to Become Humble Cannot Be Angry or Impertinent One woman had an abortion and went to confession. But it was not enough in her case. Besides revealing your sin, you need to…
August 3, 2021 Your Soul Is Where Your Thoughts Are: What 20th-century Elders Said about the Last Days Ever since the ascent of Our Lord Jesus Christ to heaven, His faithful have been waiting for His second coming. The Holy Scripture tells…
August 3, 2021 Wordless Sermon Two elderly officers once met after years of not seeing each other. One of them was walking out of a church, and the other…
August 2, 2021 Come with Me to Mount Athos. Part 5 Part 4 Accompanying Temptations Any good deed is usually associated with difficulties and all kinds of temptations. My vigilance was disturbing me. I was…
August 1, 2021 “Did Not Our Hearts Burn within Us?” Elder Aimilianos Through the Eyes of His Spiritual Children Schema-Archimandrite Aimilianos (Vafidis), a great elder of our time, was born on October 5 in 1934. In his memory, we are publishing a talk…
July 31, 2021 Holy Fathers about Repentance Venerable Isaac the Syrian What is repentance? It is leaving one’s past and regretting it. Repentance is the door of mercy opening to those…
July 30, 2021 Come with Me to Mount Athos. Part 4 Part 3 My Companions There is a real writer among my Orthodox friends. He lives in Moscow, and has been to Athos multiple times….
